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From the depths of Shahjahanabad | Review of ‘A Firestorm in Paradise’, debut novel by historian Rana Safvi
Through the fictional character of a daughter of Bahadur Shah Zafar, historian Rana Safvi tells a compelling tale of events leading up to the 1857 uprising
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“A Firestorm in Paradise: A novel on the 1857 Uprising” by Rana Safvi
Safvi’s depiction of women, especially those in purdah, is lively and hits the mark. Readers can savor the contrast between the extreme decorum they had to observe, avoiding the presence of all men but for their closest relatives, and the earthiness of their conversation.
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Colours of rebellion
In the introduction to the novel, Safvi writes that despite her frequent scholarly engagement with Delhi’s history, countless accounts remain “buried in archives, untranslated, if not lost to history altogether.” The novel is an attempt thus, she adds, to document the undocumented.
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