Title |
Delhi : a living heritage / project editor : A. G. Krishna Menon ; editors : Swapna Liddle & Annabel Lopez |
Publisher |
New Delhi : Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) ; INTACH, Delhi Chapter, 2010 |
Physical desc. |
ix, 232 p. ; ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 31 cm. |
Note |
"This publication is part of the exhibition, Delhi: a living heritage, presented by Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts and INTACH, Delhi Chapter" -- t.p. verso. |
CBL illustrations: p. 53 (In 74.7); p. 57 (In 69.13); p. 124 (In 07A.4); p. 127, bottom (In 07A.7); p. 184 (In 34.3); p. 185 (In 69.12). |
Bibliography etc. |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents |
Introduction -- Overviews. An early history of Delhi / B.R. Mani -- The Delhi sultanate / Radhika Chadha -- Delhi under the Mughals / Meena Bhargava -- Modern Delhi / Narayani Gupta -- The contemporary urbanism of Delhi / A.G. Krishna Menon -- Essays. Bazaars of Delhi / K.K. Muhammed -- The architectural idiom of the Delhi Sultanate / Abha Narain Lambah -- New Delhi: the lucky 13th city of Delhi / Aman Nath -- An imaging of Delhi, 1857-1911 / Rahaab Allana -- Glimpses of Delhi in historical sources / Mansura Haidar -- Art of calligraphy during the Sultanate and the Mughal period / A.R. Siddiqui -- Historic gardens in the evolving cultural landscape of Delhi / Priyaleen Singh -- Dariya Kinare / Meenakshi Dhawle & Manu Bhatnagar -- An introduction to the trees of Delhi / Pradip Krishen -- The fauna of Delhi / Ranjit Lal -- Sufi shrines: sacred landscapes; artistic crucibles / Arshiya Sethi -- History of food: a cultural melting pot / Rahul Verma -- Crafts in Delhi: expressions of royal and popular culture / Jolly Rohatgi & Nitika Agarwal. |
Subject |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 07A |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 34 |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 69 |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 74 |
Architecture -- India -- Delhi |
Delhi (India) -- History |
Delhi (India) -- Antiquities |
Delhi (India) -- Civilization |
Added name(s) |
Krishna Menon, A.G. ed. |
Liddle, Swapna ed. |
Lopez, Annabel ed. |