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Delhi : A Dystopia (feat. Aljai)

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If Hell exists on Earth, it's Delhi

When a city that can claim to have hosted almost 2,500 years of human habitation confronts its future, illuminating sparks are bound to fly.

Delhi's child sex ratio, which declined from 915 in 1991 to 865 in 2001, speaks of an all-pervasive devaluation of women — a reality highlighted by the additional fact that crimes against women in this city state are the highest in the country.

When wealth cannot create equality of access or better conditions of life, when the promise of modernity does not ensure gender equality or secure the lives of vulnerable sections like children and the elderly, it shouldn't surprise anyone that India's most 'successful' growth story does not, as yet, have a happy ending. Delhi continues to be part utopia, part dystopia; part success story, part nightmare; part hope, part despair.


A Brief History Of Delhi

It is believed that the city was first formed around 1450 BC, at the site of the Old Fort, as the royal fortress of Indraprastha, the capital of Pandavas. Thereafter was formed, the city of Lal Kot or Quila Rai Pithora in the year 1060 AD, by Rajput Tomaras. Sited at the Qutub Minar-Mehrauli complex, it was further expanded by Rajput king Prithviraj Chauhan.

The history of Delhi takes us further to the city of Siri built in 1304 AD, by Alauddin Khilji near Hauz Khas and Gulmohar Park. In 1320s, Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq built the city of Tughlaqabad near Qutab Minar complex. The rulers of Tughlaq dynasty kept on building their empire in Delhi by further founding Jahanpanah and Ferozabad, in the 14th century. After Tughlaqs, came Humayun who constructed Dilli Sher Shahi (Shergarh), around the Old Fort area, in 1530s. The history of Delhi continued with the city of Shahjahanabad that was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in the mid 17th century, still known as the Old Delhi.

The city was also the focal point for the first war of independence in 1857. New Delhi history and origin dates back to the 1920s, after it was decided to shift the seat of power from Calcutta to Delhi in Delhi Durbar of 1911. The entire area of Connaught Place and Rajpath came into existence then only. Each and every era of Delhi has left reminders of their existence. From the 3 gates of Quila Rai Pithora to the ruins of Tughlaqabad to the Old fort of Shahjahanabad, we are reminded of the history of Delhi through the various remains and monuments that stand proudly on its soil.

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from Dub Hallucinations, released November 10, 2016
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