Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgement
Introduction: Shakeel Hossain
1. The Revival of Rahim in Modern India: T. C. A. Raghavan
2. Rahim in his World and in Ours: Harish Trivedi
3. Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan: A Biographical Note: Iqtidar Husain Siddiqui
4. “The Donor is Somebody Else”: ‘Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan as Patron and Benefactor: Eva Orthmann
5. Nihavandi on Rahim as Interpreter, Translator, and Poet: Sunil Sharma
6. From the Pen of ‘Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan: Chander Shekhar
7. His Persian Translation of Bāburnāma: Wheeler M. Thackston
8. Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan and his Worlds of Poetry: Mehr Afshan Farooqi and Richard Cohen
9. Briefly Put: Rahim’s Barvai Couplets: Rupert Snell
10. Life and Love in the Couplets of Rahim: Allison Busch
11. Rahim, Building his wife’s Mausoleum: Ratish Nanda
Appendix
Music in Verses
Timeline
Glossary
Extended Bibliography and Further Reading
Contributors and Participants
Credits
About the Publication
Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan (1556–1627) was referred to in Mughal records as the ‘noble of nobles’, and was praised in the verses of his contemporaries as a patron of legendary generosity and erudition. An unmatched soldier and stat... Read More
About the Author
With contributions from Shakeel Hossain, TCA Raghavan, Harish Trivedi, Iqtidar Husain Siddiqui, Eva Orthmann, Sunil Sharma, Chander Shekhar, Mehr Farooqi, Richard Cohen, Rupert Snell, Wheeler M. Thackston, Allison Busch, and Ratis... Read More
