Delhi By Heart: Impressions of a Pakistani Traveller
Why, asks Raza Rumi, does the capital of another country feel like home? How is it that a man from Pakistan can cross the border into ‘hostile’ territory…
Delhi by heart, In An Antique Land
Another review on my book “Delhi By Heart” appeared in Outlook Magazine India. By Venky Vembu In his novel The Shadow Lines, Amitav Ghosh writes of the imagined…
KLF 2014 Book Launch Delhi by Heart Impressions of a Pakistani Traveller by Raza Rumi 8 2 2014
Launching of my Book: ‘Delhi by Heart: Impressions of a Pakistani Traveller by Raza Rumi’ Moderator: Asif Noorani…
Reviews on Delhi by Heart
Fiction writer Intizar Hussain (DAWN) “In his exuberance, Rumi started writing without planning beforehand, knowing not how his narrative will end. The narrative, however, came to an end…
Delhi by heart: Writing “Home”
A review of my book, Delhi by heart, in the Express Tribune In candid tones, journalist and analyst Raza Rumi explores an Indian city, and indeed his own…
Sufi hearts in Delhi
This was published in The Friday Times in the May 22-29, 2009 issue Getting a visa to India is a nightmare for ordinary mortals. My application was not…
Writing from the Heart
What a Lovely Review on my book “Delhi by Heart” published in South Asia Magazine! By Tariq Bashir Delhi by Heart is a passionate rendition of a great…
Book review: Delhi of the past and the present
Here is a lovely review of my book, written by the esteemed Intizar Husain Raza Rumi tells us that he aspired to be an author. His visits to…
The heart divided
Here’s an excerpt from my book ‘Delhi, by heart’ that was featured in TFT I am not sure how I met Bunty. It was perhaps through a reference…
Heart to Heart: Remembering Naina Devi
My dear friend Vidya Rao’s labour of love is finally out. She has been working on this project for quite a while. Her book Heart to Heart: Remembering …
Travelogue (Part I) – Jammed in Delhi
The more we fight, the more similar we look. After the 2008 tragic incidents in Mumbai, the Indian and Pakistani media displayed their raw power and the ability…
Sadia Dehlvi’s book – Sufism: the Heart of Islam
Finally Sadia Dehlvi’s book, Sufism: The Heart of Islam (HarperCollins), is published and was launched last week in Delhi. India’s eminent writer Khushwant Singh and historian Mushirul Hasan…
Raza Rumi was in Delhi
A budding writer from Lahore visits the city of his beloved author. I was [pleasantly -why lie] surprised this morning to discover a story on yours truly with…
Shoaib Akhtar in Delhi
This photo was published by the Daily Times with the caption New cap for Pakistan? with the following text: Shoaib Akhtar light-heartedly wears the cap of a Delhi…
The Sultan of Hearts
The Sultan of Hearts Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya Sadia Dehlvi The 6th of this May marked the 682n AD/703 Hijri death anniversary or Urs celebrations of the most important…
Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya-The Sultan of Hearts
The Sultan of Hearts Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya contribution by Sadia Dehlvi The 6th of last May marked the 682n AD/703 Hijri death anniversary or Urs celebrations of the…
Marta’s Story – from the Heart
I had posted a few pictures for Marta and she responded with these lines – true from the heart and reflecting the impact that Nizamuddin Auliya’s shrine can…
Delhi-the threshold of Sufis
By Sadia Dehlvi I Love Delhi, for it is the city of my birth and it is my prayer that I may die here, that my mortal remains…
Pictures from Delhi – Getting to Nizamuddin and Ghalib
My friend ST was in Delhi recently. After returning to Islamabad, he sent me the following pictures of his visits to the great locality of Nizamuddin in Delhi.…
A twist in the tale
My Interview conducted by Abdullah Khan for Earthen Lamp Journal: ELJ: Tell us something about your journey from being a civil servant to a journalist and then to…