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Essays in Medieval Delhi

 
Nirmal Kumar (Author) Debates in Indian History Series
Synopsis

The volume examines the Delhi of the medieval period of history and poses questions to understand its significance at various times. The essays cover Delhi as the Chishti Sufi centre, Delhi as viewed by medieval historians of the region in the thirteenth-fourteenth centuries, and the architectural wealth of the place such as the Lodi-era funerary architecture and the capital city Shahjahanabad. They view numerous cultural, religious and social associations with the place like the importance of Urdu in Delhi and contribution of Mirza Ghalib to Urdu literature. They include details on personalities of the time such as Sa’id Sarmar, a courtier of the Mughals.

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About the author

Nirmal Kumar

Nirmal Kumar has a Masters degree in Indian and Western philosophy. His short stories regularly appear in leading India magazines. He is the author of four short story collections, nine novels, five plays, two collections of poems and several books on history, culture and religion. His books on philosophy and psychology include Philosophy Of Being Human (1995), The Tao Of Psychology (1993) and Psychology Beyond Freud (1981). He has published twenty four works in Hindi and seven in English.

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Bibliographic information

Title Essays in Medieval Delhi
Author Nirmal Kumar
Format Hardcover
Date published: 09.07.2015
Edition 1st. ed.
Language: English
isbn 9789351710370
length xxiv+391p., Illustrations; 23cm.