Narayani Gupta

Professor Narayani Gupta has taught history at Indraprastha College for Women, and joined the Jamia Millia Islamia University in 1986. She has been consultant with the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage.

Her research has been on urban history, particularly that of Delhi, and she has many books to her credit. She was a founder member of the Conservation Society of Delhi and has been a member of the Delhi Urban Art Commission.

Professor Gupta is the author of Delhi between Empires 1803-1931, Society, Government and Urban Growth, OUP, 1990; Delhi Then & Now , Roli Books, 2007; and has co-authored Beato's Delhi: 1857 and Beyond, Penguin, 2011. She has been an advisor for Delhi: The Built Heritage, A Listing, Intach, 2000.