DELHI : ADVENTURES IN A MEGACITY (FREE DELIVERY)
Sam Miller set out to discover the real Delhi, a city he describes as India's dreamtown. . . and its purgatory. He treads the city streets, making his way through the city and its suburbs, visiting its less celebrated destinations. . . Nehru Place, Rohini, Ghazipur, and Gurgaon. . . which most writers and travelers ignore. His quest is the here and now, the unexpected, the overlooked, and the eccentric. All the obvious ports of call make appearances: the ancient monuments, the imperial buildings, and the celebrities of modern Delhi. But it is through his encounters with Delhi's people. . . from a professor of astrophysics to a crematorium attendant, from ragpickers to members of a police brass band. . . that Miller creates this richly entertaining portrait of what Delhi means to its residents, and of what the city is becoming.