Facts of the past signify fodder for William Dalrymple’s travel ruminations and his travel story is skillfully woven together to create a rich tapestry of humanity, history, culture, architecture, horror, and humor. Moreover, readers are taken on a ride to the old world of Eunuchs, Suffis, Calligraphers, and Khalifas. Dalrymple, by penning down his colonial hegemonic strategies, exhibits his fascination for India and particularly for Delhi. The prologue provides the readers with the journey in the history and culture of Delhi, a journey into the Orient with tales of Sufi’s and Djinns, decadent emperors with their harems and courtesans, beautiful Oriental women, and fights of partridge. In the very prologue to the book, Dalrymple celebrates the unique characteristics of the city, its annihilation, redefinition, and colonial past. Delhi as a society has inhabited diverse communities and individuals, who throughout history have consistently followed a similar pattern of hierarchy and appeared in new reincarnations. Legend says, “he who rules Delhi, rules India.” City of Djinns by William Dalrymple is one of those brilliant narratives, which leaves you pondering over the past and present of a city that you call home. Please continue reading at your own discretion.īetween unmanageable crowded Ghats, markets, and traffic lie the northern plains of the centuries-old nerve center of India called the City of Djinns, now known as Delhi.
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