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Delhi - A Novel Kindle Edition

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I return to Delhi as I return to my mistress Bhagmati when I have had my fill of whoring in foreign lands…’ Thus begins Khushwant Singh’s vast, erotic, irrelevant magnum opus on the city of Delhi. The principal narrator of the saga, which extends over six hundred years, is a bawdy, ageing reprobate who loves Delhi as much as he does the hijda whore Bhagmati—half man, half woman with sexual inventiveness and energy of both the sexes. Travelling through time, space and history to ‘discover’ his beloved city, the narrator meets a myriad of people—poets and princes, saints and sultans, temptresses and traitors, emperors and eunuchs—who have shaped and endowed Delhi with its very special mystique. And as we accompany the narrator on his epic journey we find the city of emperors transformed and immortalized in our minds forever.

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1 February 2016
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The most wonderful element of Khushwantsinghs writing is it cannotr be compered to any other writers writing and Delhi takes you for a ride down the lane but still keeps you very much to the present. once you start reading you are afraid it would end. faboulous piece of work to the last page. Dr.Hemant Bonde Patil --Dr.Hemant Bonde poatil Sep 2, 2011

this is a Must Buy for everyone who loves Delhi !! The city of Sultans and Mughals, poets and courtesans comes alive in the pages of Khushwant Singh's magnum opus. Ignore it at your own peril --Supradeep Mukherjee Feb 24, 2014

This Khushwant Singh book is truly a magnum opus...he has weaved almost eight centuries into 400-odd pages and is a complete entertainment, both in terms of general reading and for people who want to know about the city's past...hats off...!!! --Arnab Pal Oct 21, 2013 --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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This is the diary of a nature lover, patterned after the traditional Baramasi of Indian poets. It tells us of the trees, flowers, fruits, birds, snakes, insects and animals that are found in Delhi and its surroundings through the twelve months of the year. It also mentions the many fairs and festivals that are celebrated in the country; the story of clouds and what their shapes and movements mean; why hailstorms come in spring and early summer and not in winter; how birds communicate with each other and why their calls vary with the seasons. Woven into the text are poems by Kalidasa, Guru Nanak, Meer Taqi Meer, Mirza Ghalib, Akbar Allahabadi, Rabindranath Tagore, Rudyard Kipling and many others.Delhi through the Seasons marks Khushwant Singh's classic collaboration with Suddhasattwa Basu, one of India's finest painters of natural phenomena. This collector's edition is a rare treasure. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B06XY9JP36
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin; Open Market Ed edition (1 February 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1268 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 405 pages

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Jhankar Niyogi

Untold history

Reviewed in India on 29 December 2022

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Nowhere in the world is taught about the atrocities committed against Indians by the Mughals and the Britishers. Even in India itself, we are taught to glorify the people who exploited our nation, instead of the people who died while fighting and protecting the country from these invaders.

But if academic doesn't teach us the reality then it's best to learn about these parables from actual historians who write without the influence of any political party.

No doubt the author Khushwant Singh was a great supporter of INC but we can't deny the fact that he was an excellent scholar and even though he was born and brought up in India(which now is a part of Pakistan), he didn't let anything influence his writing about the atrocities by the Mughals on Indians.

In this book, the author has made a frame like time traveling where the author himself traveled to different eras of Delhi and becomes an individual of that time (note: none are fictional characters) and writes the story about Delhi from their point of view. Sometimes the author becomes a Mughal ruler destroying Hindu temples and killing anyone who follows Hinduism and does idol worship with a sense of completeness and desire to get Jannat when God will call him at his home.
Sometimes the author becomes a begum of Mughal who has tons of affairs behind her husband and when she finds new prey, she throws away the old one and starts satisfying her physical desires with the new one.
The author himself being a Sikh knew the atrocities that were brought down on the Sikhs after the Indira assassination. He also mentioned about it, how the supporters of INC butchered and burnt the holy book of Sikhs and the last paragraph of the book, where 8-10 INC supporters killed an old Sikh and tear the guru Granth (which he was trying to protect) in front of his eyes just before they all killed them.

The author has also given a disclaimer that none of these stories are fictional and have been collected from the diaries of actual characters which were written by themselves at their times. So definitely it's a must-read.

I am not sure about the status of Khushwant Singh in INC after writing this book. But every Indian irrespective of their religion should read this book because our academics will never go to teach the truth.

Reviewed in India on 1 August 2023

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Tikuli

A book you'll treasure

Reviewed in India on 16 April 2023

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Impeccable style of Khushwant Singh's writing, gorgeous illustrations by S. Basu and the book is one you would want to read again and again. It's a collectible. One of my favourites of his. No one unfolds the beauty of Delhi's floraand fauna like KS. Go for it.

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L. Aruna Dhir

Beautifully illustrated

Reviewed in India on 25 October 2022

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Such a good-looking book. A visual treat. Plus Khushwant Singh's writing. A winner.

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The typos!!God these typos!!

Reviewed in India on 26 December 2019

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Another good one by the "dirty" old man of Delhi,Khushwant Singh. Delhi shown in its best and worst through its history.
However one thing that really annoyed me which has nothing to do with the narrative is the number of typos in the kindle edition.
I don't expect my e-books to be lower in quality to the paperback. But when there are typos in kindle edition it makes one feel as if it's inferior to the paperback which it shouldn't be.
Each and every typo was just so annoying when it came across.

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Nonisha

Just as expected, even better!

Reviewed in India on 16 January 2019

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It is the perfect book for a nature lover like me. It can also be used as a field guide on little rendezvous with nature. The size is bigger than expected, which is a good thing. The paper quality is good, almost every page is illustrated. Only the packaging wasn't good enough. I've ordered books from Amazon before and received them all in cartons while this one was wrapped only in bubble wrap which folded the corners a bit. But it's alright if you're not a sucker for perfection.

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C P KHANDELWAL

One of the Master Piece on Delhi

Reviewed in India on 1 September 2018

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Story of Delhi, couldn’t have been told in a better way. It has the ingredients of Khushwant Singh’s recipe of spicy writing. He has spiced it up with saucy stories. He is a master story teller & this book also proved this. In a story of history, he has the capability to keep you glued till last page.

Reviewed in India on 22 January 2021

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It's a book to watch. Yes, Khuswant Singh's writing is attractive indeed ; but the main asset of this book is the art by the Bengali artist. Those are so so so beautiful. And the production just like the cherry on the cake. A really collectable item.

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Erosle

Fascinating as the city it portrays

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 May 2018

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This is a long book, which is generally very enjoyable. It's very well written, with wit, humor, sensuality and extensive historical knowledge. I tended to prefer the contemporary accounts of the narrator's adventures and his relationship with the hijra to some of the more detailed historical accounts, especially the protracted descriptions of battles. Some character voices work better than others; but they are all engrossing. The book provides a fascinating glimpse of what makes modern day Dheli such a wonderfully complex, multicultural place.

Abhay Ambati

Delhi split wide open

Reviewed in the United States on 28 December 2015

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My review may be more suited for a Delhite than anybody else because that's where my heart lies.

Though the first few pages seem at the borderline of porn and outright vulgarity, as one reads along, understandably because the narration and content are so riveting, it because as clear as day that the stories are like panchatantra. Interesting little stories with a strong underlying theme and message.

I cannot find a better storyteller to take you through a world of kings, mistresses, commoners, bylanes, chaurahas, religion, death, gore, shayari, forts, kandahars, hope, joy, despair, betrayals, love, infatuation, and yes, sex. Many a times, the plots leave a strong trail of afterthoughts in your mind. Not a book you can read and forget. It stays! Enjoy.

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gbmillion

A wonderful discover!

Reviewed in the United States on 11 December 2014

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The author mixes erudition and humour in a very readable form. His characters are interesting. His prose is engaging. The structure of the book is ingenious: first, he introduces himself and his relationship with his hijda paramour, Baghmati. The progress and decline of the relationship is interwoven with a series of first person narratives from Delhi's history. We start with the Delhi of seven or eight centuries ago and arrive in the Delhi of the twentieth century.

Singh's perspectives are provocative and, in many cases, politically incorrect. We read the opinion of the pro-British/ anti-independence and the anti-Ghandi characters.

Singh is also a great disciple of Rabelais. Avoid the book if you are put off by crude humour. But if you enjoy good historical literature from a master of prose, read this masterpiece.

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popzog

Superb book about one of the world's great cities

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 September 2020

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The late great khushwant Singh teaching the world how to write real English literature. Entertaining ,funny moving ,sad ,poetic you will feel a rollercoaster of emotions

Tarashab

Though it is somtimes vulgar but still a wonderful historic novel

Reviewed in the United States on 24 February 2015

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Though it is somtimes vulgar but still a wonderful historic novel. This is the kind of fiction I would love to indulge in. The author's love and affection for India for what it is is what I share, though I was born in Rawalpindi and never had a chance to set foot in what is now India.

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