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Letter from Stanford University – On The Delhi Walla Books

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September 5, 2010
Postman

A US-based scholar introduces The Delhi Walla’s books. In Delhi, one is surrounded by history, but oblivious of it. Worn stone and brick arches with peeling MCD (Municipal Council of Delhi) plaster, whitewashed either white or the color of basic clay pots, soot blackened and carrying...
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Letter from New York – On The Delhi Walla Books

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August 25, 2010
You've Got Mail

Award-winning American author introduces The Delhi Walla’s books. Delhi Wallas come in at least three varieties: those lucky enough to have been born there; those who chose it as their home; and those like me, who live elsewhere but yearn always to be back. I was fourteen when I arrived...
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City News – The Delhi Walla books

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August 16, 2010
The Delhi Walla

Four new books on Delhi. The Delhi Walla‘s first book, The Delhi Walla, will be published by HarperCollins India in September 2010. Actually a set of four books, they offer a scenic vista of the city taking in Fatehpuri Masjid, Dal Makhani, Arundhati Roy, Nizamuddin’s qawwali, Hailey Road pedestrians, Chhatarpur...
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