Absolute Khushwant by Khushwant Singh & Humra Quraishi

Author:Khushwant Singh & Humra Quraishi
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9788184752786
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 2013-09-17T04:00:00+00:00

On Delhi

Among the capitals of the world, Delhi is unique. It has a longer history and more historical monuments than any other metropolis. Relics discovered in and around the city date well beyond the sixth century BC. As for monuments, there are more mosques, mausolea and memorials in Delhi than in any city in a Muslim country. There are few mosques anywhere in the world that can rival Delhi’s Jama Masjid. Another mosque that remains in your mind is the Moti Masjid or Pearl Mosque in the Red Fort, as small as the Jama Masjid is big. The beauty and perfection of Humayun’s mausoleum made it the model for the Taj Mahal. Delhi has many exquisite modern buildings as well—the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Secretariats, Parliament House, India Gate.

The river Yamuna, second only to the Ganga in sacredness, marked Delhi’s eastern boundary, and a rocky ridge, the end of the Aravalli range, its western end. Between the river and the ridge rose several cities, each one the seat of the empire of Hindustan. As its population multiplied and spilled over the river and the ridge, Delhi became, after Calcutta and Bombay, the largest city of India.

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