Kai Chand The Sar-e-Aasmaan



This book gives a glimpse of the Hindu-Islamic culture of 18th and 19th century society, especially Delhi's Samaj. This story starts from the Rajputana of 18th century and after a little more than a century, this story starts ending in the Red Fort of Delhi.

Apart from trying to delve into the depths of the soul of Hindustani music, Hindu-Islamic culture, literary society, English politics and because of it presented before us a changed set of values and standards. The soil of Delhi flourished in the presence of the king and its glory became famous with many people like Ghalib, Zauk, Daag, Ghanshyam Lal Aasi, Imam Bhaksha Sahbai, Hakim Ehsanullah Khan along with Bahadurshah Zafar, Mallika Zeenatmahal and Nawab Shamsuddin Ahmed Khan. He is also alive with actions.

Sushant Jha rated it five stars and said:

One of the finest books I have read on the era of the Last Mughals. This book is not about princes and kings only; it also throws light on the conditions of court-dancers, Pindaris, urban centers of North India, astrologers, Urdu culture, food habits, and many things. Overall, it also shows how Hindu and Muslims were, after almost five hundred years of hatred, came to respect and recognize each other, which later on was broken by Britishers with a grand design.

Wazir Khanum alias Chhoti Begum (born probably 1811) was the third and youngest daughter of Muhammad Yusuf Sadakkar. He was born in Delhi. But Muhammad Yusuf was not a simple Pahlavi, he was a Kashmiri. The story of when and why these people arrived in Delhi and what happened to them in Delhi is long. The details were not very clear before. Some of the other interests may have been completely forgotten. What has come to light is as follows, but not necessarily historically correct.

 




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