Aligarh: History of the City from Antiquity to Present Day
Aligarh: History of the City from Antiquity to Present Day
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- Author: Atif Syed Format: Hardcover
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‘An excellent example of a book that tells the history of a place while also inspiring readers to explore the heritage that has survived.’ – SWAPNA LIDDLE, historian, and author of The Broken Script and Chandni Chowk ‘[R]estores Aligarh’s rightful place in South Asian urban history.’ ? RANA SAFVI, historian, and author of In Search of the Divine, City of My Heart and Tears of the Begum 'The book painstakingly reconstructs nearly a millennium of the city's rich and layered history’ ? ANIL MAHESHWARI, veteran Hindustan Times journalist and co-author of AMU: Institution of Learning or Identity Stationed in the fertile doab between the Ganga and Yamuna rivers, Aligarh occupies a singular place in the history of North India. From the conquest of Qutbuddin Aibak in 1194 and its emergence as an important centre of the Delhi Sultanate, to its role under competing empires, Koil – the ancient city later known as Aligarh –has long stood at the intersection of the subcontinent’s most consequential historical currents. Yet, contemporary understanding of the city is often framed through a single institution: the Aligarh Muslim University. While that legacy remains indispensable, it is only one chapter in a far longer and more complex story. In this engaging and meticulously researched study, Atif Syed weds the many worlds that have made Aligarh what it is. Syed moves beyond polarizing narratives, revealing a city shaped by unexpected encounters and cultural cross-pollinations. Here French soldiers composed poetry in Urdu, merchants and nobles linked local histories to global networks and indigo plantations transformed the region’s economy during the colonial era. The result is a panoramic biography of Aligarh, which restores the city to its rightful place in the story of India, underlining a past far richer than conventional accounts have allowed. For readers of histories and city biographies, this is a rediscovery of one of North India's most misunderstood historic towns. Read more
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