Random House India presents "The Last King In India: Wajid Ali Shah (1822-87)" book discussion by the author & Noted historian Rosie Llewellyn- Jones at Habitat World, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road > 7pm on 15th October 2014

Time : 7:00 pm Add to Calendar 15-10-2014 19:00:00 15-10-2014 20:30:00 68 Random House India presents "The Last King In India: Wajid Ali Shah (1822-87)" book discussion by the author & Noted historian Rosie Llewellyn- Jones Event Page : http://goo.gl/j3wamS Habitat World, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 DD/MM/YYYY

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)

Venue : Habitat World, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
Parking : Gate No. 1, 2 & 3 (Cars), Gate No. 2 (Bikes & Bicycles)
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'Jor Bagh(Yellow Line)Exit Gate-1' - Walk Direction
'Khan Market(Violet Line)'
Area : Lodhi Road Area Events

Event Description : Random House India presents "The Last King In India: Wajid Ali Shah (1822-87)" a talk by Noted historian Rosie Llewellyn- Jones as part of 'Author In Conversation' series.

With unseen photographs and paintings, as well as footnotes and an extensive bibliography; this is the first mid-nineteenth century history of Lucknow written for the lay reader. The thousands of mourners who lined Wajid Ali Shah’s funeral route on 21 September, 1887, with their loud wailing and shouted prayers, were not only marking the passing of the last king but also the passing of an intangible connection to old India, before the Europeans came. This is the story of a man whose memory continues to divide opinion today. After long years of painstaking research, Rosie Llewellyn- Jones revives his memory and returns him his rightful place as one of India’s last great rulers. 

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