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.

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.

‘Sam Miller’s book makes fascinating reading because he sets out to discover Delhi in a manner that brings out both its indelible past and its pulsating present. Miller writes with . . . effervescence and is often irrepressibly funny’—Pavan Varma.

‘A combination of Richard Sennett and Mr Bean, he is also in the tradition of the mad dogs and Englishmen who go out in the midday sun.’—Narayani Gupta.

‘Miller’s Delhi is the liveliest of city travelogues, a beguiling introduction to the Indian capital, and an irresistible read for even the faintly curious’—John Keay. ‘a delightful narrative . . . an exciting read’—Deccan Herald.

‘The tone is of an insider . . . [the] humour is understated, self deprecatory, and very humane’—Financial Express.

‘Miller is clearly in love with his city . . . [he] always draws your attention to rare pleasures’—Outlook Traveller ‘Miller makes laser-sharp observations of the city’s architecture and inhabitants, talking to everyone from university professors to rag pickers’—Lonely Planet Magazine.

‘[a] dizzying, droll travelogue . . . his tales of urban wandering form a valuable archive of a rapidly transforming city’—Guardian ‘His meander along the highways, markets and alleyways of one of the biggest cities in the world is a faithful chronicle of contemporary Indian society and the imprint that centuries of change have left on the country’—New Statesman