By Ranjana Sengupta

'My understanding of this ferocious, restless, relentless metropolis is that each of us who lives in this city carries a unique, if virtual, Delhi inside our heads.'
Independence, four million refugees from Pakistan and the overwhelming presence of visible and invisible power that flows from New Delhi being the capital have transformed it from the unruffled imperial town it once was to the fearsome metropolis it is today.
And yet, says Ranjana Sengupta, this largely unloved city deserves to be loved. Delhi is home to the most diverse population of any city in the country. The unceasing influx of migrants has unleashed new urban architectures of opulence and deprivation. Different groups have set up their own, different universes, and these manage to coexist, not unhappily. And somewhere between the futurist Gurgaon skyline and the proliferating slums, alongside the march of the Metro and the refurbishment of Khan Market, lie Delhi's unsung sagas—the memories, the passions and the unspoken expectation that the city will change lives.

Published Date: 15/02/2008 Format: PaperBack ISBN: 0-14-306310-3 Publisher: Penguin India No of Pages: 248 Rating: Retail price: Indian Rs. 250.00 (Rs. 500.00) Our price: Rs. 450.00 You Save: Rs. 50.00 Reviews: 0 reivew(s).

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