Sam Miller’s rather desolate lament that he often feels he’s the only one who cares about Delhi’s ruins (Tangerine Dreams) strikes a chord.

Sheila Kumar, on e-mail

The squalor around the remains of Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s palace is replicated across Delhi all the time. The reason: a pathetic lack of public loos.

Jyoti Rani, Delhi

Wouldn’t all the money spent on the scam-tainted CWG have been put to better use in improving sanitation in Delhi?

Shyam Sethi, Delhi

Interesting that only foreigners seem to value our treasures.

Anwaar, Dallas

Ganesan,

>> These ruins are symbols of Hindu defeat.

When will you recover from your victimhood complex?

 "Almost anywhere else in the world, many of these ruins would be major tourist attractions."

These ruins are symbols of Hindu defeat and hence they do not hold any attraction to hindus.

Varun,

>>  There is no love for India, or even Delhi, in this Briturd's article.

For you Indian culture means only Hindu culture!

"Many British scholars and writers have an abiding interest in and love of India."

  But what about those, like Miller, who have an abiding interest in, and affinity for, brigands and gangsters, read imperialists. There is no love for India, or even Delhi, in this Briturd's article. Nostalgia for imperialism, though projected onto Moslems, as opposed to the British.

Varun,

>> For a Briturd, the motive is usually obvious- empathy with fellow ravagers and brigands. Read imperialists.

What an ugly statement! Many British scholars and writers have an abiding interest in and love of India.

INDIA WAS A BETTER PLACE WHEN we were 90% tribal and 10% urban-rural. The 10% could guard the 90%. As we became more urban-rural-industrial quite like how videshi wanted, our power dwindled. Our 90% world was in peace with nature without videshi triggered modernization/advancement/high-tech taliban or the taliban of 3 venomous middle-east religions.

The question is why. For a Briturd, the motive is usually obvious- empathy with fellow ravagers and brigands. Read imperialists.

Varun,

>> "If Briturds like Miller are so fascinated by ruins of Moslem dynasties, there's no need to come to India to wax eloquent or sorrowful about them.. He can go to Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Iran or even Pakistan. Why India?"

Why not India? India has a magnificent Muslim heritage. Ours is a rich Hindu/Muslim/British heritage. If you reject some of it, you are the poorer for it.

If Briturds like Miller are so fascinated by ruins of Moslem dynasties, there's no need to come  to India to wax eloquent or sorrowful about them.. He can go to Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Iran or even Pakistan. Why India?  One explanation that makes sense is that these Briturds have an affinity for fellow rapacious, ravaging imperialists and brigands.Not the wimpy, sissy Hindu vegetarians. How boring they are.

" I am surrounded by the ruins of the city he knew, ruins that I adore, and that are disappearing—and I sometimes feel I am the only one who cares. The southern quadrant of modern Delhi is full of medieval ruins, hundreds of them, tombs, palaces, fortresses, mosques, wells, pavilions—more than any other city I can think of. Almost anywhere else in the world, many of these ruins would be major tourist attractions."

Fascinating article. It is interesting that only foreigners seem to value these treasures. The three admirers of these ruins mentioned in this article are all British!

One wishes the columnist had been equally fastidious about some of the more graphic biological descriptions.

Useless article. Another Brit Turd with a fascination for fellow imperialists and ravagers, in this case the Tughlaks and Khiljis. When I was in India recently, I visited Suraj Kund, a rare Tomar, pre-Sultanate site on the outskirts of Delhi.

Useless article. Another Brit Turd with a fascination for fellow imperialists and ravagers, in this case the Tughlaks and Khiljis. When I was in India recently, I visited Suraj Kund, a rare Tomar, pre-Sultanate site on the outskirts of Delhi.

One wishes the columnist had been equally fastidious about some of the more graphic biological descriptions.

" I am surrounded by the ruins of the city he knew, ruins that I adore, and that are disappearing—and I sometimes feel I am the only one who cares. The southern quadrant of modern Delhi is full of medieval ruins, hundreds of them, tombs, palaces, fortresses, mosques, wells, pavilions—more than any other city I can think of. Almost anywhere else in the world, many of these ruins would be major tourist attractions."

Fascinating article. It is interesting that only foreigners seem to value these treasures. The three admirers of these ruins mentioned in this article are all British!

If Briturds like Miller are so fascinated by ruins of Moslem dynasties, there's no need to come  to India to wax eloquent or sorrowful about them.. He can go to Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Iran or even Pakistan. Why India?  One explanation that makes sense is that these Briturds have an affinity for fellow rapacious, ravaging imperialists and brigands.Not the wimpy, sissy Hindu vegetarians. How boring they are.

Varun,

>> "If Briturds like Miller are so fascinated by ruins of Moslem dynasties, there's no need to come to India to wax eloquent or sorrowful about them.. He can go to Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Iran or even Pakistan. Why India?"

Why not India? India has a magnificent Muslim heritage. Ours is a rich Hindu/Muslim/British heritage. If you reject some of it, you are the poorer for it.

The question is why. For a Briturd, the motive is usually obvious- empathy with fellow ravagers and brigands. Read imperialists.

INDIA WAS A BETTER PLACE WHEN we were 90% tribal and 10% urban-rural. The 10% could guard the 90%. As we became more urban-rural-industrial quite like how videshi wanted, our power dwindled. Our 90% world was in peace with nature without videshi triggered modernization/advancement/high-tech taliban or the taliban of 3 venomous middle-east religions.

Varun,

>> For a Briturd, the motive is usually obvious- empathy with fellow ravagers and brigands. Read imperialists.

What an ugly statement! Many British scholars and writers have an abiding interest in and love of India.

"Many British scholars and writers have an abiding interest in and love of India."

  But what about those, like Miller, who have an abiding interest in, and affinity for, brigands and gangsters, read imperialists. There is no love for India, or even Delhi, in this Briturd's article. Nostalgia for imperialism, though projected onto Moslems, as opposed to the British.

Varun,

>>  There is no love for India, or even Delhi, in this Briturd's article.

For you Indian culture means only Hindu culture!

 "Almost anywhere else in the world, many of these ruins would be major tourist attractions."

These ruins are symbols of Hindu defeat and hence they do not hold any attraction to hindus.

Ganesan,

>> These ruins are symbols of Hindu defeat.

When will you recover from your victimhood complex?