Hyderabad
A City of Hope
Malvika Singh (Ed.)
A City of Hope
About the Book
HISTORIC AND FAMED CITIES OF INDIA series...
Edited by Malvika Singh, here’s a series of six books, which offers its readers the delight of ‘a literary walk-through’ of some of the most remarkable cities of India.
Elegant writings by a host of accomplished writers capture charm and tradition on one hand, transition and paradox on the other. There is every flavour to bring up the uniqueness of the city as time has seen it emerge, as much as the mind has felt inspired to pen it down.
Reviews
“This series... is a treasure trove.“The best thing about the books is how they telescope the transition— thoughtful enough to not condemn all change as for the worst, but reflective enough to be able to assess what was and what has been lost.”
—The Indian Express
About the Author(s) / Editor(s)
Malvika Singh, publisher of the monthly journal Seminar, is a well known columnist. Malvika initiated and edited the India magazine, the first of its genre, that explored the many facets of India, her people and cultures. She has authored several books: Perpetual City; Bhutan Through the Lens of the King; New Delhi: Making of a Capital; Delhi: India in One City; and Snowdon’s India. She has edited Delhi: The First City; Chennai: A City of Change; Hyderabad: A City of Hope; Kolkata: A Soul City; Lucknow: A City Between Cultures; Mumbai: A City of Dreams; and Freeing the Spirit: Iconic Women of India. Malvika Singh has also worked in theatre and film, and was decorated as a Dame in the civil merit honours list of the King of Spain in 2009.
Contributors
Javeed Alam
Vanaja Banagiri
Sanjaya Baru
William Dalrymple
Feroze Gujral
Mohan Guruswamy
Ritu Kumar
Bilkees I. Latif
Narendra Luther
Rani Sarma
Harsh Sethi
Jyotirmaya Sharma
Malvika Singh
Uzramma
Contents in Detail
Introduction
MALVIKA SINGH
A city of hope
HARSH SETHI
Importance of the global
SANJAYA BARU
There once was a Hyderabad!
MOHAN GURUSWAMY
The soul of Hyderabad
BILKEES I. LATIF
Bridging two cultures
NARENDRA LUTHER
Diwan Deodi
RANI SARMA
Restoring heritage
WILLIAM DALRYMPLE
The burqa and the rickshaw
JAVEED ALAM
Shahar baaki hai mohabbat
ka nishan baaki hai
JYOTIRMAYA SHARMA
Recovering the aesthetic
UZRAMMA
A life less ordinary
FEROZE GUJRAL
A story of sartorial
amalgamation
RITU KUMAR
Hyderabadi tales
VANAJA BANAGIRI
| Publisher | AF Press |
| Publication Date | 2015 |
| Number of Pages | 116 |
| ISBN |
9789332703230 |
Academic Foundation (AF), based in New Delhi, is India’s leading independent publisher of academic/scholarly books in Social Sciences, specialising in Economics—Development Economics and Indian Economy in particular, and allied subjects.
About the Book
HISTORIC AND FAMED CITIES OF INDIA series...
Edited by Malvika Singh, here’s a series of six books, which offers its readers the delight of ‘a literary walk-through’ of some of the most remarkable cities of India.
Elegant writings by a host of accomplished writers capture charm and tradition on one hand, transition and paradox on the other. There is every flavour to bring up the uniqueness of the city as time has seen it emerge, as much as the mind has felt inspired to pen it down.
Reviews
“This series... is a treasure trove.“The best thing about the books is how they telescope the transition— thoughtful enough to not condemn all change as for the worst, but reflective enough to be able to assess what was and what has been lost.”
—The Indian Express
About the Author(s) / Editor(s)
Malvika Singh, publisher of the monthly journal Seminar, is a well known columnist. Malvika initiated and edited the India magazine, the first of its genre, that explored the many facets of India, her people and cultures. She has authored several books: Perpetual City; Bhutan Through the Lens of the King; New Delhi: Making of a Capital; Delhi: India in One City; and Snowdon’s India. She has edited Delhi: The First City; Chennai: A City of Change; Hyderabad: A City of Hope; Kolkata: A Soul City; Lucknow: A City Between Cultures; Mumbai: A City of Dreams; and Freeing the Spirit: Iconic Women of India. Malvika Singh has also worked in theatre and film, and was decorated as a Dame in the civil merit honours list of the King of Spain in 2009.
Contributors
Javeed Alam
Vanaja Banagiri
Sanjaya Baru
William Dalrymple
Feroze Gujral
Mohan Guruswamy
Ritu Kumar
Bilkees I. Latif
Narendra Luther
Rani Sarma
Harsh Sethi
Jyotirmaya Sharma
Malvika Singh
Uzramma
Contents in Detail
Introduction
MALVIKA SINGH
A city of hope
HARSH SETHI
Importance of the global
SANJAYA BARU
There once was a Hyderabad!
MOHAN GURUSWAMY
The soul of Hyderabad
BILKEES I. LATIF
Bridging two cultures
NARENDRA LUTHER
Diwan Deodi
RANI SARMA
Restoring heritage
WILLIAM DALRYMPLE
The burqa and the rickshaw
JAVEED ALAM
Shahar baaki hai mohabbat
ka nishan baaki hai
JYOTIRMAYA SHARMA
Recovering the aesthetic
UZRAMMA
A life less ordinary
FEROZE GUJRAL
A story of sartorial
amalgamation
RITU KUMAR
Hyderabadi tales
VANAJA BANAGIRI
| Publisher | AF Press |
| Publication Date | 2015 |
| Number of Pages | 116 |
| ISBN |
9789332703230 |
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