About the Book: Chandni Chowk: The Mughal City of Old Delhi
What we know today as Chandni Chowk was once a part of one of the greatest
cities of the world-the imperial city established by the Mughal emperor
Shahjahan in the seventeenth century and named after him-Shahjahanabad. This is
the story of how the city came to be established, its grandeur as the capital of
an empire at its peak and its important role in shaping the language and culture
of North India. It is also the story of the many tribulations the city has
seen-the invasion of Nadir Shah, the Revolt of 1857, Partition.
Today, Shahjahanabad