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TITLE INFORMATION Tel: +1 212 645 1111 Email: [email protected] Web: https://www.accartbooks.com/us Invisible City The Hidden Monument of Delhi Rakhshanda Jalil Foreword by Khushwant Singh ISBN 9788189738778 Publisher Niyogi Books Binding Hardback Territory USA & Canada Size 9.27 in x 9.22 in Pages 342 Pages Price $26.99 This book explores this other Delhi - the little-known Delhi, the Delhi that has been rendered almost invisible A unique account of monuments of Delhi that most travel guides do not highlight There is no denying that Delhi is unique. What sets it apart is the multitude of historic ruins that are a part of the city's landscape. Delhi holds an embarrassment of riches in the form of countless little-known, seldom-visited, largely unheard-of tombs, nameless pavilions, mosques, madarsas, pleasure gardens, baolis, cemeteries, and much else. Neophyte New Delhi has been quick to discard most of them on the rubbish heap of history, choosing to validate a bare minimum with a name, an identity and a place of visibility.Where it was possible to make the law look the other way, many of these monuments were razed to the ground to make way for development. In this book, Rakshanda Jalil highlights these forgotten monuments, whose histories are peppered with anecdotes, making for a delightful read for history-lovers, visitors to Delhi, and indeed, residents of the city as well. Contents: Introduction PRE- SULTANATE: Once Upon a Time; Suraj Kund SULTANATE: Yesterday's Space; Sultan Garhi; Bakhtiyar Kaki's Dargah; City of Siri; Matka Pir; Chor Minar, Idgah and Neeli Masjid TUGHLAQ: Set in the Past; Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq's Tomb; More on the Tughlaqs; Waterworks at Satpula; Firoz Shah Kotla; The Hunting Lodges of Firoz Shah Tughlaq; Pir Ghaib Firoz Shah Tughlaq's Tomb and Madarsa; Khirki Village; Begumpuri Mosque and Vijay Mandal; Lal Gumbad and Madarsa Zeenatul; Chiragh Dilli and Bahlol Lodi's Tomb; In and Around Sadhna Enclave; Agrasen ki Baoli SAIYYID: Confines of Time; Kotla Mubarakpur LODI: Tracing the Spirit; Makhdum Sabzwari's Dargah; Tombs of Kale Khan and Bade Khan; Moth ki Masjid; Around Green Park; Darya Khan Lohani's Tomb and Teen Burji; Tombs of Zamroodpur; Wazirpur ka Gumbad MUGHAL: Designed to Remember; Tombs of Atgah Khan and Adham Khan; Jamali Kamali; Inside Purana Qila; Khan-e-Khanan's Tomb; On Mathura Road; Arab ki Sarai; In and About Bharatiyam Complex; Inside the Golf Course; Bagh-e-Bedil; Dadabari Jain Temple; Aliganj; Safdarjung's Tomb; Metcalfe's Dilkusha; Around Sunder Nursery; Ruins of Sarai Shahji; Anglo-Arabic School; Ghaziuddin Khan's Mosque and Tomb; Zafar Mahal POST-MUGHAL: Beyond Time; Mutiny Memorial; Nicholson's Cemetery; St. Martin's Church; Buddha Jayanti Park Chronology; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; Map Published 12th Feb 2013 .