Besieged: Voices from Delhi 1857

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A powerful historical account of the 1857 uprising told through the voices and experiences of ordinary people in Delhi.

Author Name	Mahmood Farooqui
ISBN	9780143418221
Year of Publication	2013
Pages	496
Language	English
Binding	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin

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ISBN: 9780143418221
Year Of Publication: 2013
Pages : 496
Language : English
Binding : Paperback
Publisher: Penguin

Overveiw

The book moves beyond conventional accounts of 1857 and focuses on the lives of courtesans, soldiers, potters, spies, faqirs, doctors and policemen who experienced the siege of Delhi firsthand.

Meet the Author

Mahmood Farooqui is a historian, writer and renowned practitioner of dastangoi, the traditional Urdu storytelling art. He has also worked as a filmmaker and co-directed Peepli Live.

Book Summary

Through translated historical documents, Farooqui reconstructs the turmoil of Delhi during 1857. The book reveals the hopes, fears, beliefs and failures of ordinary citizens caught in a major historical upheaval, providing a unique perspective on the end of the Mughal era.

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