The Ruins Spoke: The Untold Stories of Delhi

• Title Language: Hindi
• Total Pages: 124
• Format: Hard Bound
• ISBN: 9788173057052
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher: Aryan Books International
• Book Size: 16 cm x 24 cm
• Year of Publication: 2024

What is this book--- Two lines of the historical couplet of Urdu's Khuda-e-Sukhan Mir Taqi Mir “…Delhi was the city of choice in the world, We are residents of that same deserted land”

In a very brief but serious manner, she narrates the story of Delhi which has been inhabited and ruined so many times. The book that is being handed over to you is adorned with many painful or pleasant stories of the period of being inhabited and ruined. Who knows how many painful and surprising stories are buried in the ruins and patches of Delhi city which are yearning to come out. In this book, some of these stories buried under the burden of the stones of the ruins have been brought out. Although the book is not a complete mirror of the journey of Delhi city till now, yet the lofty and interesting stories presented will definitely arouse curiosity in the common man to understand Delhi better. The stories being presented clearly show that there is definitely something special about Delhi which does not fade away. In fact, the thing that is in Delhi is not there in any other city. Don't know how many cities became victim of natural calamities or human lust and got destroyed forever, but Delhi has always remained alive and it is becoming even younger.

In writing all these interesting stories, various clues of history, beliefs, sayings, such as information recorded in the book Asar Us Sanadid written by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan in 1847, Monuments of Delhi (1919) by Maulvi Zafar Hussain and the book Archaeology and Monumental Remains of Delhi written by Carr Stephen in 1876, etc. have been used extensively. It is certain that the stories being served in this platter of books will entertain people and will be successful in arousing curiosity in them to know more about Delhi.