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Ranjana Sengupta reviews 'Murder at the Mushaira' by Raza Mir

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April 09, 2021 13:15 IST
The book is filled with period detail, with the sights, sounds and smells of Shahjahanabad spilling out of every page of this historical thriller
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The book is filled with period detail, with the sights, sounds and smells of Shahjahanabad spilling out of every page of this historical thriller
The year 1857 catches at our collective imagination: the heroic, doomed endeavour, the mix of high and low who joined the fight for freedom, the horrific reprisals.
Murder at the Mushaira begins on the moonlit night of May 2, 1857, with a messenger galloping to Delhi carrying a letter for the rebels, a posse of East India Company soldiers in hot pursuit. It ends in September with the uprising’s defeat and a whole city, its traditions and way of life, systematically dismembered. ....

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Mirza Ghalib on the trail of a murder gloriously powers this gripping work of historical fiction

Mirza Ghalib on the trail of a murder gloriously powers this gripping work of historical fiction
Characters both real and imaginary bring 19th century Delhi to life.
Manisha Yadav
In this work of fiction set in Delhi of 1857, just before the start of Ghadar or the first War of Independence, the very first thing that piques your interest is its title,
Murder at the Mushaira. And when you are told that the poet laureate Mirza Asadullah Khan “Ghalib”
is the main protagonist of this murder mystery where he is going to investigate a murder, you’re practically committed.
A grand mushaira has been organised at the palatial house of a Delhi nobleman, attended by the crème de la crème ....

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'Murder at the Mushaira': A poet is murdered, and the detective chasing the killer is Mirza Ghalib

‘Murder at the Mushaira’: A poet is murdered, and the detective chasing the killer is Mirza Ghalib
An excerpt from Raza Mir’s historical novel set in the Delhi of 1857 and after, with a crime driving the narrative.
Unlike the other servants in the Nawab’s employ, Kallu was not one to forage for leftovers, however delectable; he had too much self-respect for that. His sense of self was simple, earthy, and unyielding. He nodded to his wife in crusty gratitude; he knew it would be a long day, and that he would be hungry. He would eat the roti as he walked to the haveli. No food was available during the day at the haveli during Ramzan. Even Hindu employees like Ramji had no option but to fast, at least in public. ....

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