The Broken Script
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Swapna Liddle
A book that traces the tumultuous first half of the nineteenth century in Delhi, following the British East India Company’s capture of the city. It examines the Company’s conflict with the last Mughal emperors, the rise of Urdu journalism as well as the economic climate and cultural figures at the time.
Speaking Tiger, Rs 899, 456 pages
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