About the Book: The Forgotten Cities of Delhi
After the conquest of Delhi by Mohammad of Ghor, many dynasties ruled over it.
Each of them either built a new capital or expanded the existing one, giving
Delhi a living history of over 1, 500 years. Today, these erstwhile cities
remain as neighbourhoods with remarkable character Siri, Jahanpanah,
Tughlaqabad, Firozabad, Dinpanah, Shergarh and Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti — giving
Delhi a unique soul incomparable to other state capitals.
In The Forgotten Cities of Delhi, Rana Safvi takes us on exploratory trails of
the remains of these cities — monuments and tombs that have survived the
onslaught of urbanization and