TITLE INFORMATION Tel: +1 212 645 1111 Email: [email protected] Web: https://www.accartbooks.com/us Invisible City The Hidden Monument of 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, , madarsas, pleasure gardens, baolis, cemeteries, and much else. Neophyte 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; , Idgah and Neeli Masjid TUGHLAQ: Set in the Past; Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq's Tomb; More on the Tughlaqs; Waterworks at ; Firoz Shah Kotla; The Hunting Lodges of Firoz Shah Tughlaq; Pir Ghaib Firoz Shah Tughlaq's Tomb and Madarsa; Khirki Village; Begumpuri and Vijay Mandal; Lal Gumbad and Madarsa Zeenatul; Chiragh Dilli and Bahlol Lodi's Tomb; In and Around Sadhna Enclave; SAIYYID: Confines of Time; Kotla Mubarakpur LODI: Tracing the Spirit; Makhdum Sabzwari's Dargah; Tombs of Kale Khan and Bade Khan; ; 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 ; 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 ; Ruins of Sarai Shahji; Anglo-Arabic School; Ghaziuddin Khan's Mosque and Tomb; 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