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Rumi Raza
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Delhi By Heart
Rumi Raza
Harper
9789350294185
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A sensitively written account of a Pakistani writer's discovery of Delhi Why asks Raza Rumi does the capital of another country feel like home? How is it that a man from Pakistan can cross the border into 'hostile' territory and yet not feel 'foreign'? Is it the geography the architecture the food? Or is it the streets the festivals and the colours of the subcontinent so familiar and yes beloved... As he takes in the sights from the Sufi shrines in the south to the markets of Old Delhi from Lutyens' stately mansions to Ghalib's crumbling abode Raza uncovers the many layers of the city. He connects with the richness of the Urdu language observes the syncretic evolution of mystical Islam in India and its deep connections with Hindustani classical music - so much a part of his own selfhood. And every so often he returns to the refuge of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya the twelfth-century pir whose dargah still reverberates with music and prayer every evening. His wanderings through Delhi lead Raza back in time to recollections of a long-forgotten Hindu ancestry and to comparisons with his own city of Lahore - in many ways a mirror image of Delhi. They also lead to reflections on the nature of the modern city the inherent conflict between the native and the immigrant and inevitably to an inquiry into his own identity as a South Asian Muslim. Rich with history and anecdote and conversations with Dilliwalas known and unknownDelhi By Heart offers an unusual perspective and unexpected insights into the political and cultural capital of India.
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9789350294185
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Harper
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Rumi Raza
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