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A book that is . . . as eccentric and anarchic as its subject William Dalrymple In this extraordinary portrait of one of the worlds largest cities, Sam Miller sets out to discover the real Delhi, a city he describes as being Indias dreamtown and its purgatory. He treads the citys streets, including its less celebrated destinationsNehru Place, Pitampura and Gurgaonplaces most writers ignore. His encounters with Delhis people, from ragpickers to members of the Police Brass Band, create a richly entertaining portrait of what the city is and what it is becoming. Miller is, like so many of the people he meets, a migrant in one of the worlds fastest growing megapolises and the Delhi he depicts is one whose future concerns us all. Miller possesses an intense curiosity; he has an infallible eye for lifes diversities, for all the marvellous and sublime moments that illuminate peoples lives. This is a generous, original, humorous portrait of a great city; one which unerringly locates the humanity beneath the mundane, the unsung and the unfamiliar.
About the AuthorSam Miller was born in London in 1962. He studied history at Cambridge University and politics at London Universitys School of Oriental and African Studies, before joining BBCs World Service TV. In the early nineties he was the World Service TV and radio correspondent in Delhi and on his return to the UK in 1993 was the presenter and editor of the BBCs current affairs programme South Asia Report. Later he became the head of the Urdu service and subsequently Managing Editor, South Asia.He returned to Delhi in 2002, and has remained there ever since. He works as a TV commentator, journalist and book reviewer for a number of Indian and international media organizations.
