The book throws insight into Delhi's monuments. The book describes the historic ruins of Delhi and the rich cultural past of India…

Through her work, Rakhshanda, who is Media and Cultural Coordinator at Jamia Millia Islamia, draws attention to 'the cloak of Invisibility that hangs over the lesser known, more neglected monuments that dot much of South and Central Delhi…’

What makes Jalil’s book different is the photographs (by the well-known photographer-writer DN Chaudhuri) and the utterly delightful watercolours by Premola Ghose, whose cheerful family of animals has become as familiar to us as the Air India’s Maharaja or RK Laxman’s Common Man. Through the antics of the animals, Ghose’s paintings draw our eyes to details in the monuments (floor mosaic, gateway embellishments, adjacent buildings) in a way that would be impossible through words or pictures…

The book reads well, its highlights being illustrations by Premola Ghose and photographs by DN Chaudhuri. What stands out is the Foreword by Khushwant Singh…