The Forgotten Cities of Delhi

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The Forgotten Cities of Delhi: Book Two in the Where Stones Speak Trilogy
AuthorRana Safvi
CountryIndia
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMonuments in India
GenreHistory
Publisher HarperCollins India
Publication date
May 19, 2018
ISBN 9789352777525

The Forgotten Cities of Delhi: Book Two in the Where Stones Speak Trilogy is a history book by Rana Safvi [1] [2] [3] [4] about the cities of Delhi [5] [6] [7] such as Siri, Jahanpanah, Tughlaqabad, [8] Firozabad, Din Panah, Shergarh and Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] The book focuses on the Mehrauli and Firozabad areas. It was published by HarperCollins India on 19 May 2018. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

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