Old Delhi: Living Traditions
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8182902312, 9788182902312
Length
144p., Photographs; Bibliography; Glossary; Index; 30cm.
Subjects
Everybody knows Delhi's political importance, for it has been the capital of India for over half a millennium. But not everybody appreciates its importance as a cultural capital - always at the helm of advancements in music, workmanship, literature and architecture.The most spectacular phase in the life of the city came undoubtedly after Shah Jahan, the fifth Mughal King, built his city of Shahjahanabad here, in the 17th century. It became the most ...