01618nam a22001937a 4500999001700000020001800017082001800035100002800053245011600081260003200197300001700229520088200246546001201128650004201140650005601182700002701238942001201265952014701277  c38907d38907  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.  2ddccBK  00104070aNASSDOCbNASSDOCd2024-03-21eRajasthani Granthagarg1151.59l0o954.56 GIL-Ip54057r2024-04-22 00:00:00v1595.00w2024-03-18yBK