A pretty good account of colonial era delhi and plenty of OMG moments about the city which were really interesting. The best part was the description from the British point of view which was new for me.
Dalrymple has so beautifully described how every act of the Mughals, the British, the Indian politicos and the people have shaped up Delhi (Old and New) as it is now. It also pains to read the glorious past the city had once and how it was stripped off later.
A refreshing read nonetheless compared to the regular cliched high school history book accounts.