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In this episode, historian Dr. Swapna Liddle helps us see Delhi as a living archive, layered with histories, memories, and everyday rituals. From Shahjahanabad to present-day neighbourhoods, we explore how heritage survives in not just monuments but also food, language, settlements and the stories people carry through the city.
At its core, this is an episode about how cities remember, who they make space for, and what it means to belong to a place always in motion.
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Please find below the entire transcript of the episode.
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Liddle, Swapna. The Broken Script: Delhi Under the East India Company and the Fall of the Mughal Dynasty 1803–1857. New Delhi: Speaking Tiger, 2022. https://www.amazon.in/Broken-Script-Company-Dynasty-1803-1857/dp/9354473881
Liddle, Swapna. Connaught Place and the Making of New Delhi. New Delhi: Speaking Tiger, 2018. https://www.amazon.in/Connaught-Place-Making-New-Delhi/dp/9387164960
Liddle, Swapna. Chandni Chowk: The Mughal City of Old Delhi. New Delhi: Speaking Tiger, 2017. https://speakingtigerbooks.com/books/chandni-chowk/
Liddle, Swapna. Shahjahanabad: Mapping a Mughal City. New Delhi: Roli Books, 2023. https://rolibooks.com/products/shahjahanabad-mapping-a-mughal-city
Liddle, Swapna. Delhi: 14 Historic Walks. New Delhi: Westland, 2011. https://www.amazon.in/Historic-Walks-Delhi-Swapna-Liddle/dp/9354476449 (Amazon India)
Bagchi, Dishha. “‘Leave rewriting history to historians’ says Swapna Liddle at her book launch.” ThePrint, January 18, 2023. https://theprint.in/pageturner/leave-rewriting-history-to-historians-says-swapna-liddle-at-her-book-launch/1319505/ (ThePrint)