William Fraser – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com A blog exploring India's Ganga Jamuni Tehzeeb or its rich multi plural multi cultural heritage via its adab, tehzeeb & tareekh Thu, 20 May 2021 13:39:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://ranasafvi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/image-7-75x75.jpg William Fraser – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com 32 32 179612229 William Fraser’s kothi on the Delhi Ridge https://ranasafvi.com/william-frasers-kothi-on-the-delhi-ridge/ https://ranasafvi.com/william-frasers-kothi-on-the-delhi-ridge/#respond Thu, 20 May 2021 13:39:47 +0000 https://ranasafvi.com/william-frasers-kothi-on-the-delhi-ridge/ Many years ago when I read Mirror of Beauty by Prof Shamsur Rahman Faruqi , I went exploring the kothi built by William Fraser and later bought by Hindu Rao.
Currently it’s the Bara Hindu Rao hospital.
Only a very small part of the original kothi survived in 2013. I don’t know if it still does.
And if one reads the description in Mirror of Beauty of the Mushaira held there and the kothi then it’s heart break.

]]> https://ranasafvi.com/william-frasers-kothi-on-the-delhi-ridge/feed/ 0 37329 Nawab Shamsuddin of Loharu ‘s grave https://ranasafvi.com/nawab-shamsuddin-of-loharu-s-grave/ https://ranasafvi.com/nawab-shamsuddin-of-loharu-s-grave/#respond Wed, 09 May 2018 02:40:01 +0000 https://ranasafvi.com/nawab-shamsuddin-of-loharu-s-grave/ All those who read Prof Shamsur Rahman Faruqi’s book Mirror Of Beauty or who follow early 19th century history will be familiar with this name.

In front of the present walls of Qadam sharif Dargah in the bylanes of Paharganj, lies

Nawab Shamsuddin Loharu, father of Dagh Dehlvi,

2nd Nawab of Loharu 1827/1835, executed by the authorities in Delhi on 3rd October 1835 due to his particiption in a conspiracy to assasinate the Resident, William Fraser and in consequence Loharu and Firuzpur were confiscated, and the title of Nawab was denied.

Father of Daagh Dehlvi

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