| ID | 359393 |
| Call Number | 891.439 S132B |
| Title Proper | Beloved Delhi |
| Other Title Information | a mughal city and her greatest poets |
| Language | HIN |
| Author | Saif Mahmood |
| Publication | New Delhi, Speaking Tiger, 2018. |
| Description | 367p. pics.+ 21.5cm. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Urdu poetry rules the cultural and emotional landscape of India--especially northern India and much of the Deccan--and of Pakistan. And it was in the great, ancient city of Delhi that Urdu grew to become one of the world's most beautiful languages. Through the 18th and 19th centuries, while the Mughal Empire was in decline, Delhi became the capital of a parallel kingdom--the kingdom of Urdu poetry--producing some of the greatest, most popular poets of all time. They wrote about the pleasure and pain of love, about the splendour of God and the villainy of preachers, about the seductions of wine, and about Delhi, their beloved home. |
| Standard Number | 978-93-88070-54-6 |
| Price. Qualification | PB |
| Classification Number | 891.439 |
| Key Words | Delhi (India) - History ; Poets, Urdu - India - Delhi - 18th century - Biography ; Poets, Urdu - India - Delhi - 19th century - Biography ; Muslim authors - Biography |