hose of us who’ve grown up watching Bollywood have some favourite myths about history that whetted our excitement for the next stop in the Women of Lahore trail: the Tomb of Anarkali.

Central to Asif’s book are Lahore’s denizens – its ... he takes us to Anarkali Bazaar, Qutubuddin Aibak’s purported tomb, Rang Mahal, Christian cemeteries (now in disrepair), Data Darbar ...