Download or read book Delhi Agra Fatehpur Sikri written by and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Delhi Agra Fatehpur Sikri Monuments Cities and Connected Histories written by Shashank Shekhar Sinha and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2021-09-23 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Very impressive ... It will enrich the understanding of those interested in the history not only about these buildings but also more widely about historical monuments and their preservation’ – Rudrangshu Mukherjee, Chancellor and Professor of History at Ashoka University ‘The first real attempt to bring historical sites and buildings of the past within the reach of the masses ... A must-read for all’ – Syed Ali Nadeem Rezavi, author of Fathpur Sikri Revisited ‘Offers an excellent academic–public interface for the study of monuments, the cities in which they are located, and their extended geocultural connections’ – Rana Safvi, author of The Forgotten Cities of Delhi and Shahjahanabad ‘A book to be read several times, in different ways’ – Swapna Liddle, author of Connaught Place and the Making of New Delhi Delhi, Agra, Fatehpur Sikri, historic cities of legend and lore and home to six UNESCO World Heritage Sites, have captured the imagination of Indians and the world at large for centuries. In this ambitious book, Shashank Shekhar Sinha traces the extraordinary pasts of the three imperial capitals, their monuments, settlements and extended geocultural connections, while presenting a graphic account of the iconic heritage sites – from the life and times of rulers who built them, their survival through periods of war, turmoil and conquests, to their present afterlives. Packed with intriguing and little-known stories about the monuments – busting several myths around them along the way – the book takes us on a journey from the pillared galleries of the mosque at the Qutb Minar complex, the majestic double dome of Humayun’s tomb, the bastions of the impenetrable Agra Fort, the picturesque pavilions at Fatehpur Sikri, the tapering minarets of the Taj Mahal, to finally the Mughal court of the Red Fort, giving us the full measure of their dazzling grandeur. ABOUT THE SERIES Combining powerful storytelling with deep, recent scholarship, the Magnificent Heritage series uses multidisciplinary approaches to showcase a fresh perspective on heritage sites and storied cities, locating them in their larger geographical, sociocultural and historical contexts.
Download or read book Gender in Modern India written by Lata Singh and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024-02-29 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gender in Modern India brings together pioneering research on a range of themes including social reforms, caste, and contestations; Adivasis, patriarchy, and colonialism; capitalism, political economy, and labour; masculinity and sexuality; health, medical care, and institution building; culture and identity; and migration and its new dynamics. Commissioned in remembrance of the prolific social historian Biswamoy Pati, this volume examines the gender question through a multilayered and multi-dimensional frame in which interdisciplinarity and intersectionality play an important role. Using case studies on gender from diverse geographies?east, west, north, south, and northeast; community locations?Hindu, Muslim, and Christian; and marginalized socio-economic or ethnic habitations such as those of Dalits and Adivasis, the contributors highlight the complexities and diversities of women's negotiations of patriarchies in varied social, ethnic, and community contexts. Collectively, the chapters in this volume focus on three related and overlapping settings?colonial, colonial and postcolonial continuum, and postcolonial. They delineate the multiple lives of gender by focusing on its intersections with other markers of difference including race, class, caste, sexuality, culture, ethnicity, region, and occupation, thereby questioning stereotypes, challenging dated notions and interpretations of gender, and demonstrating the ubiquity of patriarchy.
Download or read book Delhi Agra Fatehpur Sikri written by Kwok Kin Lai and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cities of Mughul India Delhi Agra and Fatehpur Sikri written by Gavin Hambly and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Handbook to Agra written by Ernest Binfield Havell and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 1912 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Delhi written by Percival Spear and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following in Dr Spear's footsteps, Narayani Gupta and Laura Sykes revisited the sites described by their predecessor, in this guide to Delhi. Their notes and annotations record how the city has changed dramatically over the last half century. Thirteen site maps, a chronological chart, glossary, and bibliography have been included to help a new generation of readers explore and rediscover this colourful city.
Download or read book India written by Fodor's and published by . This book was released on 1998-10-27 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With stunning photos, historical and cultural essays, detailed itineraries, and full-color maps, this eye-catching guide leads readers on a captivating trip on and off the beaten path throughout India.
Download or read book The Seven Cities of Delhi written by Sir Gordon Risley Hearn and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Traveler s Guide to India written by Betsy Ridge and published by New York : C. Scribner's Sons ; [Toronto] : Pagurian Press. This book was released on 1973 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Monumental Matters written by Santhi Kavuri-Bauer and published by Duke University Press Books. This book was released on 2011-09-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Built in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, India’s Mughal monuments—including majestic forts, mosques, palaces, and tombs, such as the Taj Mahal—are world renowned for their grandeur and association with the Mughals, the powerful Islamic empire that once ruled most of the subcontinent. In Monumental Matters, Santhi Kavuri-Bauer focuses on the prominent role of Mughal architecture in the construction and contestation of the Indian national landscape. She examines the representation and eventual preservation of the monuments, from their disrepair in the colonial past to their present status as protected heritage sites. Drawing on theories of power, subjectivity, and space, Kavuri-Bauer’s interdisciplinary analysis encompasses Urdu poetry, British landscape painting, imperial archaeological surveys, Indian Muslim identity, and British tourism, as well as postcolonial nation building, World Heritage designations, and conservation mandates. Since Independence, the state has attempted to construct a narrative of Mughal monuments as symbols of a unified, secular nation. Yet modern-day sectarian violence at these sites continues to suggest that India’s Mughal monuments remain the transformative spaces—of social ordering, identity formation, and national reinvention—that they have been for centuries.
Download or read book Delhi Darshan written by Giles Tillotson and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2019-04-25 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Giles Tillotson provides a fascinating account of Delhi's built heritage, from the traces of the earliest settlements at Indraprastha, through the grand legacies of the Delhi Sultans and the great Mughals to the ordered symmetries of Lutyens' Delhi and the towering skyscrapers of Gurgaon. Filled with quirky details and original insights, as well as a section on important monuments, this is a lively and informed account of the many fascinating twists and turns in the national capital's built history and an original reflection on the many transformations of its urban landscape.
Download or read book The India Travel Planner written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fatehpur Sikri written by Subhadra Sen Gupta and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four centuries ago, a magnificent king built his city of dreams on a hill. And then after a few years he walked away from it, never to return. The reason why Jalaluddin Akbar abandoned the city of Fatehpur Sikri remains a mystery. This book deals with this topic. Four centuries ago, a magnificent king built his city of dreams on a hill. And then after a few years he walked away from it, never to return. The reason why Jalaluddin Akbar abandoned the city of Fatehpur Sikri remains a mystery. It is a city, of legends, frozen in time, of a grateful king's act of gratitude to a Sufi saint,
Download or read book Undergraduate Love Stories written by Shashank Shekhar and published by Blue Hill Publications. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I am Pragmatic Persona, the name which I gave to myself. Pragmatica is my DSLR cum girlfriend, who has been with me dedicatedly for quite a few years. She is fond of travelling; hence, she accompanies me on all my trips, whether it’s short or long in duration. To get the complete essence of the book, I would suggest you ’not’ skip the chapters or ’jump’ the sections. Also, read each story independently. Post-reading, you can choose the stories which relate to you the best! You can also record your opinions /suggestions on the blank page left at the end and share them with me later. Each section begins with a quote of mine. Try unearthing the meaning of these quotes after situating them in these stories as well as in your life. Remember, beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder! You may begin reading now. Let the book talk to you!
