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"The author makes well-planned walking trips in Delhi, covering all the hidden nooks, corners and oddities.
He has a knack of turning the turd over to look at the hot and steaming universe underneath, peopled by
voice-less power-less strata. As a child, I enjoyed doing that to real cow-dung with a twig.
What disturbs you more is his post-mortem doctor's non-judgmental factual observations.
He has a questioning and overly inquisitive mind, which remains unfazed by bizarre situations.
During his perambulations, many circumstances tested his mental poise, but that was equally matched by his
recessionary physical equilibrium. He had propensity to suddenly become horizontal during his vertical ambulation.
He measured the floor length of a Metro coach by sprawling over it, he paralleled the act of a "Sashtang Pranam" devotee;
he also measured the depth of a manhole (Vertically). He was also floored by assorted pigs and pie-dogs.
No wonder he discovers Delhi, like nobody has done it before, with this down to earth approach.
Really pithy are his social comments on the abject poverty and shadowy world of people left behind by India Shining.
Delhi is like a shiny over-polished apple which has worms inside. Cut it open at your own peril!!
But Sam has gone ahead and done it, and has left it for all to see.
No, No, It's not a dark look at Delhi only a 'Gestalt' view."
Girish Bhatnagar
'No other book on Delhi is quite as readable as Sam Miller's...'
Khushwant Singh
'I have lived in Delhi for forty years and always wanted to read a book which I feel encompasses the whole of my city. Here it is . . . [It] is a wonderful read, but it's also a must for anyone concerned about the future of India and indeed democracy's future.'
Mark Tully |
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| 'Sam Miller brings alive a lost city with passion and knowledge. For anyone who has even had a fleeting relationship with India's national capital, this is a must read . . .' |
| Rajdeep Sardesai |
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| 'Sam Miller has created a book that is both a quest and a love letter, and one which is as pleasingly eccentric and anarchic as its subject. Delhi: Adventures in a Megacity teems with strange stories and bizarre quiddities, rich discoveries and unexpected diversions. It will delight Delhi lovers and baffle and amaze those who have so far remained oblivious to its erratic but oddly addictive charms.' |
| William Dalrymple |
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