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Sawaneh-i Dehli : Biography of Delhi

Translator: Ather Farouqui

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First published in 1894, Sawaneh-i Dehli, or the Biography of Delhi, is a graphic and dramatic first-hand account of life on the streets of Delhi penned by Mirza Ahmad Akhtar Gorgani, grandson of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal Emperor of India.

From being the abode of gods where lying and dying was supposed to be a blessing ...to becoming the imperial city facing decline and ruin in the early nineteenth century, Sawaneh-i Dehli, – written by a great admirer of the British Empire – offers a glimpse into one of the oldest cities in the Indian subcontinent.

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    Ather Farouqui is a pioneering scholar of Urdu language and education. He was conferred the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award in 2012 for his Urdu and Hindi translations of Sons of Babur (Babur ki Aulad), an English play written by Salman Khurshid. Farouqui’s academic focus lies on aspects of Urdu, Urdu-related politics, as well as Muslims in contemporary India. One of his notable publications include the translation of The Life and Poetry of Bahadur Shah Zafar. He also edited Muslims and Media Images: News versus Views and Redefining Urdu Politics in India. His most recent publication, Delhi in Historical Perspectives, is a translation of essays on the historical and cerebral cultural life of the capital city by medieval Indian historian Professor K.A. Nizami.

    Presently, he is the General Secretary of the oldest Urdu organization, Anjuman Taraqqi Urdu (Hind) established in 1882. A PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), he is firmly of the view that the enhancement of civil society is the only answer to the scourge of religious madness in the country.

ISBN
9789392130137
Binding
Hardback
Page Extent
120
Weight (kg)
0.4
Height (in)
8.5
Width (in)
5.5
Subject
General Non-Fiction
Published Date
25/04/23
Publisher
Roli Books

Author

  • Translator:

    Ather Farouqui is a pioneering scholar of Urdu language and education. He was conferred the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award in 2012 for his Urdu and Hindi translations of Sons of Babur (Babur ki Aulad), an English play written by Salman Khurshid. Farouqui’s academic focus lies on aspects of Urdu, Urdu-related politics, as well as Muslims in contemporary India. One of his notable publications include the translation of The Life and Poetry of Bahadur Shah Zafar. He also edited Muslims and Media Images: News versus Views and Redefining Urdu Politics in India. His most recent publication, Delhi in Historical Perspectives, is a translation of essays on the historical and cerebral cultural life of the capital city by medieval Indian historian Professor K.A. Nizami.

    Presently, he is the General Secretary of the oldest Urdu organization, Anjuman Taraqqi Urdu (Hind) established in 1882. A PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), he is firmly of the view that the enhancement of civil society is the only answer to the scourge of religious madness in the country.

ISBN
9789392130137
Binding
Hardback
Page Extent
120
Weight (kg)
0.4
Height (in)
8.5
Width (in)
5.5
Subject
General Non-Fiction
Published Date
25/04/23
Publisher
Roli Books

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Prince Mirza Ahmad Akhtar Gorgani

Published Date:- April 8, 2023

‘Being the capital of a country is a matter of prestige and honour for a city – though it holds only when the government is stable, and the country is safe and secure. In such circumstances, prosperity prevails, and people enjoy all sorts of luxuries. But once things go awry and the glory of a regime declines, pride gives way to humiliation.

The victorious turn on it to become the real masters. Everything that ever made sense becomes irrelevant. This is precisely what happened to the splendid city of Dehli. There was a general slump – socially, materially and in terms of moral values. Dehli was so beautiful, glorious and prosperous that its glory invited adversaries to come and eradicate it.’


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