Tarana Husain Khan's new novel, 'The Courtesan, Her Lover and I,' explores the life of 19th-century Urdu poet Dagh Dehlvi, a figure of the Dabistan-e-Dilli school. The book aims to provide historical context for Dehlvi's poetry, a subject often overlooked in mainstream historical narratives that prioritize political events. Khan's novel offers a culturally rich narrative, bridging the gap in documentation for poets like Dehlvi, whose biographies are frequently inaccessible or unwritten.