01406nam a22001577a 4500020001800000082001800018100002800036245011600064260003200180300001700212520088200229546001201111650004201123650005601165700002701221  a9781032480459  a954.56bGIL-I  aGill, Jitendereauthor.  aIn Search of Delhi:b A Translation of Brij Kishan Chandiwala's Dilli ki Khoj/c Jatinder Gill and Namita Sethi  aNew York:bRoutledge,c2023  a310p.bIndex  aDilli ki Khoj is an anecdotal history of Delhi and its monuments by Shri Brij Kishan Chandiwala, an eminent Gandhian. The volume was published in Hindi by the Publications Division of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, in 1964 and has been out of print for many years. This English translation of Dilli ki Khoj revives an out-of-print classic and makes it more accessible to a global audience. The book covers Delhi’s long history, details on monuments built from the ancient times till the early 1960s and a detailed recording of all of Gandhiji’s visits to Delhi. It also traces significant epochs in Indian history and the rise of a national identity.

The volume spans the genres of journalism, architecture, history, mythology and area studies and will be of special interest to historiographers, especially in the contemporary context.  aEnglish  aDelhi vDescription and travelzIndia  aChandiwala, Brij Kishan xTranslations into English  aSethi, Namitaeauthor.