Mind the Gap Walking Delhi with the Metro
by Wilson John
Mind the Gap Walking Delhi with the Metro
by Wilson John
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About the Book: Mind the Gap Whether you are a first-time visitor to Delhi or just want toexplore new terrain, Mind the Gap: Walking Delhi with the Metro isan ideal guide that will help you discover Delhi in all itsbrilliance! Mind the Gap is the first, and only, guide to Delhis lanesandmonuments, people and places, poets and djinns, woven throughthevarious routes ( Red, Yellow, Blue, Green and Violet lines) ontheDelhi Metro. This pocket-friendly book is complete with details regardinghowto reach the place through various Metro routes, nearby placestodine and shop at, how much to pay rikshavallas, roaddirections,best seasons to go for the walks, etc. It includes helpful maps and meticulously detailed sightsandsounds of walking routes. The book also has a section dedicatedtoinformation on walks organised by various NGOs and otherwell-knownorganisations. In even walk, the book reveals intimate and interestingdetailsof historical events that once echoed in the streets andby-lanesof Delhi. From the architectural marvels built during the Mughal era tothebuildings designed by lutyens, Mind the Gap includes every sitethatcomes under the must-visit category! About the Author: Wilson John Wilson John is a Senior Fellow with the ObserverResearchFoundation, a well-known public policy think tank in NewDelhi. Hehas presented several papers on Pakistan, Indiasneighborhood andterrorism, his areas of expertise. He spent yearsgrowing up in astreet named after an anonymous British deputycommissioner, MajorH.C. Beadon. It was no less puzzling that thebiggest recreationground was called Ajmal Khan Road, both namedafter a renownedexpert of Greek medicine, Hakim Ajmal Khan, wholived inBallimaran, where another more filmous citizen oncereigned, MirzaAsadullah Khan Ghalib. These influences have beeninstrumental ininspiring Wilson to write this unique guide toDelhi.
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ISBN13: 9789381506097
Amaryllis, 2012