{"product_id":"delhi-by-khushwant-singh-grade-b-1","title":"Delhi by KHUSHWANT SINGH (Grade - B)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"502\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eFirst published in \u003cstrong data-start=\"80\" data-end=\"88\"\u003e1990\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"90\" data-end=\"106\"\u003eDelhi: A Novel\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most celebrated works of \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eKhushwant Singh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Blending historical fiction, literary fiction, and social commentary, the novel is both a love letter and a critique of \u003cstrong data-start=\"305\" data-end=\"346\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eDelhi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, portraying the city's turbulent history through the eyes of a narrator whose personal journey intertwines with centuries of political and cultural change.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"504\" data-end=\"975\"\u003eThe novel moves fluidly between the present day and different eras of Delhi's past, from the \u003cstrong data-start=\"597\" data-end=\"638\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eDelhi Sultanate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong data-start=\"647\" data-end=\"688\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eMughal Empire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e to the \u003cstrong data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"737\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eIndian Rebellion of 1857\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"739\" data-end=\"780\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003ePartition of India\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, and modern India. Through vivid storytelling, Khushwant Singh captures the rise and fall of empires, political intrigue, violence, love, betrayal, and the resilience of the city and its people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"977\" data-end=\"1369\"\u003eAt the heart of the story is the narrator's unconventional relationship with \u003cstrong data-start=\"1054\" data-end=\"1066\"\u003eBhagmati\u003c\/strong\u003e, a hijra (transgender woman), whose presence serves as a powerful metaphor for Delhi itself—beautiful, chaotic, contradictory, resilient, and impossible to fully understand. Their relationship adds emotional depth while allowing Singh to explore themes of identity, desire, class, and social prejudice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1371\" data-end=\"1662\"\u003eThe novel is renowned for its rich historical detail, sharp wit, earthy humor, and unflinching honesty. It presents Delhi not merely as a setting but as the true protagonist—a city that has witnessed conquest, destruction, rebirth, and continuous transformation over nearly a thousand years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NEW BOOK WORLD","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49991465828592,"sku":null,"price":115.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/0402\/4048\/files\/31foTUwEMkL._AC_UY285_FMwebp_QL65.webp?v=1783504669","url":"https:\/\/newbookworld.com\/products\/delhi-by-khushwant-singh-grade-b-1","provider":"NEW BOOK WORLD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}