Tag: The Forgotten Cities of Delhi

By Saket Suman, New Delhi : India's capital city has always had a cosmopolitan culture and it is imperative to hold on to it, says renowned writer-scholar Rana Safvi, whose latest book, "The Forgotten Cities of Delhi", provides an in-depth tour of Delhi's archaeological history. But her book comes at a time when the demonisation of the Mughals, and perhaps of all histories associated with Muslim rulers, has become fashionable. Legislators holding significant portfolios have spewed venom time and again; roads and railway stations are being renamed in a brazen attempt...