elve - t one ▁compos itions ▁Category : Music ▁commission ed ▁by ▁Serge ▁K ous se v itz ky ▁or ▁the ▁K ous se v itz ky ▁Music ▁Foundation <0x0A> </s> ▁Del hi : ▁A ▁Nov el ▁( pub lished ▁ 1 9 9 0 ) ▁is ▁a ▁historical ▁novel ▁by ▁Indian ▁writer ▁Kh ush w ant ▁Singh . ▁ ▁Text ▁The ▁book ▁moves ▁backwards ▁and ▁for wards ▁in ▁time ▁through ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Del hi . ▁It ▁has ▁as ▁its ▁back drop ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁journalist ▁fallen ▁on ▁bad ▁times ▁( poss ibly ▁an ▁aut obi ographical ▁figure ) ▁and ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁a ▁hij ra ▁( e un uch ) ▁named ▁Bh ag m ati . ▁ ▁This ▁vast , ▁er otic , ▁irre ver ent ▁mag num ▁op us ▁on ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Del hi ▁starts ▁with ▁the ▁narr ator , ▁suggest ively ▁Kh ush w ant ▁Singh ▁himself , ▁just ▁returning ▁from ▁England ▁after ▁‘ h aving ▁his ▁fill ▁of ▁wh oring ▁in ▁foreign ▁lands ’ , ▁a ▁b aw dy , ▁ag ing ▁re prob ate ▁who ▁lov es ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Del hi , ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁he ▁lov es ▁the ▁ugly ▁but ▁ener get ic ▁herm aph rod ite ▁wh ore ▁Bh ag m ati , ▁whom ▁he ▁literally ▁pick s ▁up ▁from ▁a ▁desert ed ▁road ▁on ▁a ▁hot ▁Del hi ▁summer ▁no on . ▁Having ▁no ▁place ▁to ▁go ▁after ▁comple ting ▁her ▁j ail ▁sentence ▁in ▁the ▁dread ed ▁T ih ar