In my quite desultory amblings around Delhi, I have not so much discovered as stumbled upon the remains of all our known kingdoms, some remarkably intact, others a pile of stones and masonry. Every dynasty has left its imprint in the form of tombs, mosques, palaces, forts, hunting lodges, gardens, gateways and of course road patterns scattered throughout the twin cities of Old and New Delhi. I have tried to record, and hopefully to transmit some for the pleasure these ineradicable Delhis have given me, and the surprise of seeing their ancient and not-so-ancient roots still alive and living within the technologies of our modern metropolis.

C.S.H. Jhabvala, Delhi Phoenix City, Ravi Dayal/Penguin Studio, 2012

F01.18.jpg

Title : Sunday Bazaar, Red Fort, Delhi

ID : F01.18

Date : 1990

Size : 22 x 28

Medium : Watercolor

Arch Details 1 Updated.jpg
Arch Details 2.jpg

Title : Architectural Details

ID : M3

Date : 1990

Size : Varies

Medium : Pencil

 
M4.jpg

Title : The Jami Masjid : North Gate

ID : M4

Date : 1990

Size : 11 x 14

Medium : Pencil

M5.jpg

Title : Old Fortress

ID : M5

Date : 1990

Size : 11 x 14

Medium : Pencil

 
M6.jpg

Title : Kotla Of Isa Khan : View To The East

ID : M6

Date : 1990

Size : 11 x 17

Medium : Pencil

M7.jpg

Title : Purana Qila : Bastion

ID : M7

Date : 1990

Size : 9 x 12

Medium : Pencil

M8.jpg

Title : Kotla Of Hazrat Nizam - Ud - Din : Corridors Around The Baoli

ID : M8

Date : 1990

Size : 11 x 14

Medium : Pencil

M9.jpg

Title : Hauz Khas, Delhi

ID : M9

Date : 1990

Size : 10.5 x 13.5

Medium : Pencil

M10.jpg

Title : Ruins At Qutb, Delhi

ID : M10

Date : 1990

Size : 13 x 17

Medium : Pencil

 
M11.jpg

Title : Architectural Details

ID : M11

Date : 1990

Size : 12 X 17

Medium : Pencil

 
M12.jpg

Title : Architectural Details

ID : M12

Date : 1990

Size : 12 x 14

Medium : Pencil

M13.jpg

Title : Lane In Old Delhi

ID : M13

Date : 1990

Size : 13 x 16

Medium : Pencil

D90.1.jpg

Title : Diwan - e - Khas, Red Fort, Delhi

ID : D90.1

Date : 1991

Size : 12 x 14

Medium : Pencil

D90.2.jpg

Title : Diwan - e - Khas, Red Fort, Delhi

ID : D90.2

Date : 1996

Size : 14 x 15.5

Medium : Pencil

 
D90.3.jpg

Title : Mosque, Pettiwala Gully

ID : D90.3

Date : 1998

Size : 10 x 14

Medium : Watercolor

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