Smoke Without Fire

AuthorAbdul Rehman Siddiqi
Rating
Price995

The book could have been appropriately sub-titled as â€˜Life in Pre-Partition Delhi (Dilli) Laid Bareâ€™. It is, the first, and easily the last one of its kind by one of the vanishing breed of vintage Dilliwalas, born, bred and educated over there, before emigrating to Pakistan. Old Dilli of the authorâ€™s childhood, breathed the very air of the life and times of Ghadar â€“ the (Revolt or the Mutiny) of 1857. Until the early 30s there was hardly any electricity, running water, pucca paved streets and public transport except for tongas and dolies for women traveling from one mohallah, one house, one street to another. The book covers the intriguing canvas of life as seen by the author as a child and a Youngman. It also tells the story of an old family through its cycles of birth, marriage and death. The author, pries deep into the back alleys of the ancient city and portrays the youthful and adult delinquencies seen in their nook and crannies.

Publisher Royal Book Company
Publication Date 30/11/-0001
Number of Pages 100
Binding Hard Back
ISBN 9789694074191
Category Fiction , Non Fiction , Biographics , Memoirs

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