Endless Romance
Rana Safvi has translated four Urdu narratives spanning the period that led to the 1857 uprising and culminated in the fall of 'Mughal' Delhi
by Farah Yameen
Dec 15, 2018
1 minute
There seems to be a tacit agreement among memoirists of Delhi since the 19th century to suffuse their writing with an impossible romance. From petty Mughal officials to the footloose travel writers of modern-day Delhi, they all seem to agree
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