Delhi- City of Djinns

For the past few months, I was reading the book "City of Djinns" by William Darlymple. "Few months" not because the book is
boring, rather the book is an extremely interesting read, but because i am lazy.
City of Djinns is a panorama of Delhi's recent history (by recent i mean 600-700 years!). Amazingly well researched and a
brilliant narrative. It takes you through the gullies of old Delhi, havelis of 18th and 19th centuries, gardens of the
Mughals and the insurmountable forts of the hitherto kings. Trust me, if you are born and brought up in this
magnificient city, nostalgia won't allow you to keep the book down.
Dalrymple talks about communities of people who are centuries old and still exist today, the poets, the English who ruled,
the hijras,the healers, the kings and their ministers and you are transported back in time.
Many of the places he mentions, i have visited. But, i was taken aback by the fact that how much of Delhi is still
unexplored by me and happy also because i have so much more to see!
So many rulers came and went and you realise,nobody could be permanent here. The time they shifted their capital to delhi
(including the British), it was the starting of end of their rule.
The red fort, old fort, Nizam-u-ddin's grave, mohammed bin tughlaq's mosque,the narrow roads of Chandni Chowk,bungalows of
the British along the river bank,old remains in Hauz Khas, etc., and you realise how rich was Delhi's culture once.
Even without knowing some of these pieces of history, I was in love with Delhi. Now, i am head over heels in love with the city
of my birth.
No bomb blasts and no mobs can destroy the soul of this magnificient city because it dates back to eternity.