Swapna Liddle
Swapna Liddle is an Indian historian, author, art curator and heritage conservator based in Delhi.[1][2]
Swapna Liddle | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Ph.D. |
| Alma mater | St. Stephen’s College of Delhi University (B.A.), Jawaharlal Nehru University (M.A. and M.Phil.), Jamia Millia Islamia (Ph.D.) |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, writer, art curator, and heritage conservator |
Education[edit]
Liddle did her B.A. from St. Stephen’s College of Delhi University, M.A. and M.Phil. at the Centre for Historical Studies of Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Ph.D. from Jamia Millia Islamia.[3]
Career[edit]
Liddle is known for her research of history of Delhi including its architecture and buildings,[4][5] and food.[6] Liddle is an art curator.[7] She advocates people's participation to help preserve heritage.[8][9] Liddle was the convener of the Delhi Chapter of Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) previously.[10][11] She contributed to The Delhi College: Traditional Elites, the Colonial State, and Education before 1857 and edited Sair-Ul-Manazil.[12][13]
Books[edit]
- Shahjahanabad: Mapping a Mughal City, Chandni Chowk: The Mughal City of Old Delhi. Publisher: Roli Books.[14]
- The Broken Script. Publisher: Speaking Tiger Books.[15]
- Chandni Chowk: The Mughal City of Old Delhi. Publisher: Speaking Tiger Books.[16]
- Connaught Place and the Making of New Delhi. Publisher: Speaking Tiger Books.[17]
- Delhi: 14 Historic Walks. Publisher: Westland Books.[18]
- Two Delhis, Old and New. Publisher: HarperCollins India.[19]
References[edit]
- ^ "Swapna Liddle". The Times of India. 2017-11-03. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ^ "'Best works ignored, women writers never got proper literary assessment'". The Times of India. 2023-02-13. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ "CHS is organising a lecture by Swapna Liddle | Welcome to Jawaharlal Nehru University". www.jnu.ac.in. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ Asrar, Nadim. "Delhi's Coronation Park a neglected site of India's colonial past". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "Delhi's push to modernize threatens iconic sites, public space". Reuters.
- ^ "Muzaffar Ali, Swapna Liddle, Pushpesh Pant on 'Baniya Legacy of Old Delhi- Culture & Cuisine'". The Times of India. 2023-05-09. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "At the King's Court". The New Indian Express. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ "People's Participation Key To Preserving Heritage: Experts". The Times of India. 2023-11-05. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ Bagchi, Dishha (2023-01-18). "'Leave rewriting history to historians' – says Swapna Liddle at her book launch". ThePrint. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ Singh, Shrawan Kumar (2020-06-25). Understanding the Indian Economy from the Post-Reforms of 1991, Volume I: History, Evolution, and Growth. Business Expert Press. ISBN 978-1-951527-41-9.
- ^ Salam, Ziya Us (2023-09-01). "Delhi's historical stories have been brought to the pages of several coffee-table books, the latest being Shahjahanabad: Mapping a Mughal City by Swapna Liddle". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ Bayg, Mirzā Sangīn (2017). Sangin Beg Sair-Ul-Manazil. Tulika Books. ISBN 978-93-82381-86-0.
- ^ Pernau, Margrit (2006-10-19). The Delhi College: Traditional Elites, the Colonial State, and Education Before 1857. OUP India. ISBN 978-0-19-567723-2.
- ^ "Book brings alive city of Shahjahanabad using exquisite map". The Indian Express. 2023-05-22. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ Jalil, Rakhshanda (2023-02-10). "Review of Swapna Liddle's The Broken Script: Tumult and change". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "Book excerpt: This is how Delhi reacted to Aurangzeb's killing of Dara Shukoh". Hindustan Times. 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "Story of a Living City". The Indian Express. 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "'14 Historic Walks of Delhi' by Swapna Liddle explores the Capital on foot". Tribune India.
- ^ LIDDLE, SWAPNA (2022). TWO DELHIS, OLD AND NEW: Box Set. Harpercollins India. ISBN 978-93-5447-168-1.