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Delhiwale: This way to Gali…. ?

The Walled City's nameless gali reflects Old Delhi's essence, with Iftikhar Ali Hashmi pondering its lack of identity amid bustling streets.

Although the family roots have always been in the Walled City, Iftikhar Ali has been a resident of the street since the turn of the century. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Apr 12, 2025 06:20 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

This way to Gali Devidas

In Old Delhi's Gali Devidas, a century-old house stands amid change, housing families linked by history, as its last inhabitant dreams of modernization.

Furkan Ali confirms that the house is more than a hundred years old. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Mar 29, 2025 05:38 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Delhiwale: This way to Katra Dhobiyan

Old Delhi's Walled City faces exodus due to congestion. Katra Dhobiyan offers a surprising, spacious courtyard where children play amidst history.

The four children who were playing football. (HT Photo)

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Published on Mar 17, 2025 05:30 AM IST

ByMayank Austen Soofi

Delhiwale: This way to Gali Chunnamal

Gali Chunnamal, a once vibrant lane, now shows signs of decay, with locked doors and a few idle shopkeepers reminiscing about a forgotten past.

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Published on Jan 31, 2025 05:24 AM IST

ByMayank Austen Soofi

Delhiwale: This way to Kona

The Kona, a quiet corner in Haveli Azam Khan Chowk, contrasts with the bustling lanes, housing a few residents amid the lively street life nearby.

Muhammed Wakeel, left, with friend, Muhammed Yunus. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jan 17, 2025 09:14 PM IST

ByMayank Austen Soofi

Delhiwale: This way to a secret path

A hidden, nameless lane in Old Delhi links busy roads, showcasing a mix of litter and history with a surviving fragment of the city's ancient wall.

The stone wall is a rare souvenir of Old Delhi’s origins. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jan 03, 2025 10:19 PM IST

ByMayank Austen Soofi

Delhiwale: Winter’s tasty essence

Daulat ki chaat, a winter dessert of whipped buffalo milk and cream, debuts in Old Delhi, blending tradition and seasonal flavors.

The season’s first sighting of the frothy-white daulat ki chaat took place this Friday, close to the remnants of the Walled City’s stone walls, near Ansari Road, outside the Hindi Park. (HT Photo)

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Published on Oct 21, 2024 10:55 PM IST

ByMayank Austen Soofi

Delhiwale: This way to Gali Salim Mohd Shah

In Old Delhi's Gali Salim Mohd Shah, sparrows thrive amidst malti vines, offering a rare moment of peace in the bustling Walled City.

A woman in black walks straight to Nawab Sahib’s gate. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Oct 12, 2024 05:30 AM IST

ByMayank Austen Soofi

Delhiwale: This way to Ramlila Maidan

Ramlila Maidan in Delhi hosts annual Ramlila performances, a cultural tradition reflecting history, community, and the lives of its diverse audience.

The Ramlila at Ramlila Maidan in 2023. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Oct 04, 2024 10:31 PM IST

ByMayank Austen Soofi

Delhiwale: The world from Kamran’s roof

Kamran reflects on his family's traditional home in the Walled City, feeling a deep calm on the roof, soon to be replaced by modern construction.

In contrast to the modern concrete blocks standing on the side, the young man’s old-fashioned house in the Walled City is a mishmash of many floors, linked by a phalanx of long and short staircases. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Sep 19, 2024 05:22 AM IST

ByMayank Austen Soofi

Delhiwale: This way to Anglo Arabic Senior Secondary

The Anglo Arabic Senior Secondary School in Old Delhi showcases exquisite jaalis and rich history, blending education with architectural beauty.

The tomb chamber, surrounded by the gossamer-like jaali, happens to be Ghaziuddin’s resting place, and lies just beside the mosque. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Sep 14, 2024 06:24 AM IST

ByMayank Austen Soofi

Delhiwale: This way to Gali Haveli Kallu Khawas

Gali Haveli Kallu Khawas in Old Delhi is an unassuming lane with historic charm, lively businesses, and a mix of old and new, ending in pink doorways.

Muhammed Mukhtar in the Walled City. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Aug 16, 2024 10:39 PM IST

ByMayank Austen Soofi

Delhiwale: In search of taaks past

Taaks, traditional household alcoves, are still found in Delhi, holding sacred items or everyday knick-knacks. They are disappearing but remain in old localities.

A dairy had its taak claimed by two glasses. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jul 10, 2024 10:52 PM IST

ByMayank Austen Soofi

Delhiwale: Season’s first rain puddle

Delhi's historic gateways, remnants of the Walled City of Shahjahanabad, reflect centuries of history amidst modern surroundings.

The dirty water is reflecting the centuries-old Dilli Gate. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 24, 2024 06:10 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Chandni Chowk: Where old city seeks modern amenities

The Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha seat comprises 10 assembly segments including Model Town, Tri Nagar, Shakur Basti, Shalimar Bagh and Adarsh Nagar

A top view of the Chandni Chowk constituency. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)

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Updated on May 22, 2024 03:11 PM IST

BySnehil Sinha

Delhiwale: This way to Gali Manihar Wali

Glimpse into the past of Lahore's Walled City reveals how time has transformed its streets, like Gali Choori Walan, now home to a paper bag maker.

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Updated on May 04, 2024 05:22 AM IST

ByMayank Austen Soofi

Delhiwale: In cold red

Delhi's red sandstone monuments contrast with the red sherbet of Rooh Afza, a soul enhancer rooted in Purani Dilli's history. A refreshing drink with a rich past.

The sherbet was prepared from the extracts of spinach, watermelon, endive, khas-khas grass, coriander seed, damask rose, etc (HT photo)

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Updated on Apr 03, 2024 07:08 AM IST

ByMayank Austen Soofi

Delhiwale: Chronicling the march of time

Purani Dilli's historic quarter is undergoing profound changes, from new buildings to personal transitions, altering the fabric of daily life.

A wall on Shah Abul Khair street has been painted over with drawings of old-style doorways and arches. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 21, 2024 05:22 AM IST

ByMayank Austen Soofi

Delhiwale: This way to School Wali Gali

The Walled City dictionary: As part of our ‘Walled City dictionary’ series, that is chronicling every Old Delhi aspect

On entering one of these grand doorways, the view turns out to be underwhelming, much like a traveller exiting out of a grandiose railway station only to find a small, dull, nondescript town. Perhaps not much of the original mansion survived the years. (Mayank Austen Soofi)

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Updated on Feb 24, 2024 06:18 AM IST

ByMayank Austen Soofi

Traders, residents behind G20 festivity in Delhi’s Walled City

Residents and traders said they were compelled to decorate the Walled City themselves, claiming a “lackadaisical attitude” by authorities

Decorations at Jama Masjid in Delhi. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)

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Updated on Sep 10, 2023 08:43 PM IST

BySadia Akhtar, Hemani Bhandari, New Delhi

Ghalib’s Haveli in Delhi spruced up for G20

Officials said MCD, PWD and the state department of museum archaeology jointly worked on the facelift project

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Updated on Sep 01, 2023 11:14 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Old Delhi’s havelis now reborn as new cultural centres of city

In the three months since its opening, Kathika has become one of the most popular cultural spots by hosting book readings, poetry recitations, workshops

A Kathak performance at the Kathika cultural centre. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Aug 27, 2023 11:57 PM IST

ByManoj Sharma

Waqf Board files police plaint against demolition drive at New Delhi madrasa

The madrasa, which is claimed to be nearly 200 years old, is managed by Delhi Waqf Board, and is located in Bengali Market area.

A wall and portions of some rooms were razed at a madrasa in Bengali Market area during an anti-encroachment drive on Tuesday. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 13, 2023 11:51 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Delhiwale: Line of control

That this is a novel sight is undisputed. No other pathway in the vicinity has such a divider. Indeed, the Old Quarter roads and passages know no divide— rickshaw men, cyclists, cart pullers, bikers and pedestrians (humans as well as cats, dogs, goats and rats) go about in all directions.

As the noon hour approaches, the street gets chaotic with increased traffic(Mayank Austen Soofi)

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Updated on Sep 24, 2020 08:18 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByMayank Austen Soofi

Delhiwala: Amid despair, there’s hope

A native of Patna in Bihar, Mr Ansari is in his 30s and spent almost all his life in Delhi working through a series of tea stalls. But “this is my life’s first stall that I own,” he informs matter-of-factly.

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Updated on Jul 11, 2020 08:37 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByMayank Austen Soofi

Delhiwale: Farewell, lockdown silence

A Walled City woman is starting to miss the silence of the past few weeks

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Updated on Jun 11, 2020 07:53 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByMayank Austen Soofi

Delhiwale: A vision in Pahari Rajaan

It’s a pity that this exquisite piece of architecture goes unnoticed. And not only these days when barely any explorer dares to venture into the crowded, cramped Old Delhi due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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Updated on Jun 05, 2020 03:48 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByMayank Austen Sooi

Court sentences 4 to death in Jaipur serial blasts case

Seventy one people were killed in a series of nine bomb blasts that ripped through the Walled City on May 13, 2008.

The four convicts were brought to the court around 3.25pm and were back in Jaipur central jail around 4.40pm after the sentencing. (ANI Photo)

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Updated on Dec 21, 2019 08:48 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Jaipur | ByJaykishan Sharma

Delhiwale: A dormitory for pigeons

A man-made nesting for free birds

In Galli Sooiwallan street in the Walled City where some residents have set up a kind of free public dormitory for the birds.(HT Photo)

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Published on Sep 12, 2019 02:00 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMayank Austen Soofi

Delhiwale: Walking inside a kaleidoscope

A Walled City stroll that takes you through constantly changing scenes

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Updated on Aug 30, 2019 02:34 PM IST

Hindusan Times | ByMayank Austen Soofi

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The Walled City's nameless gali reflects Old Delhi's essence, with Iftikhar Ali Hashmi pondering its lack of identity amid bustling streets.

In Old Delhi's Gali Devidas, a century-old house stands amid change, housing families linked by history, as its last inhabitant dreams of modernization.

Old Delhi's Walled City faces exodus due to congestion. Katra Dhobiyan offers a surprising, spacious courtyard where children play amidst history.

Gali Chunnamal, a once vibrant lane, now shows signs of decay, with locked doors and a few idle shopkeepers reminiscing about a forgotten past.

The Kona, a quiet corner in Haveli Azam Khan Chowk, contrasts with the bustling lanes, housing a few residents amid the lively street life nearby.

A hidden, nameless lane in Old Delhi links busy roads, showcasing a mix of litter and history with a surviving fragment of the city's ancient wall.

Daulat ki chaat, a winter dessert of whipped buffalo milk and cream, debuts in Old Delhi, blending tradition and seasonal flavors.

In Old Delhi's Gali Salim Mohd Shah, sparrows thrive amidst malti vines, offering a rare moment of peace in the bustling Walled City.

Ramlila Maidan in Delhi hosts annual Ramlila performances, a cultural tradition reflecting history, community, and the lives of its diverse audience.

Kamran reflects on his family's traditional home in the Walled City, feeling a deep calm on the roof, soon to be replaced by modern construction.

The Anglo Arabic Senior Secondary School in Old Delhi showcases exquisite jaalis and rich history, blending education with architectural beauty.

Gali Haveli Kallu Khawas in Old Delhi is an unassuming lane with historic charm, lively businesses, and a mix of old and new, ending in pink doorways.

Taaks, traditional household alcoves, are still found in Delhi, holding sacred items or everyday knick-knacks. They are disappearing but remain in old localities.

Delhi's historic gateways, remnants of the Walled City of Shahjahanabad, reflect centuries of history amidst modern surroundings.

The Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha seat comprises 10 assembly segments including Model Town, Tri Nagar, Shakur Basti, Shalimar Bagh and Adarsh Nagar

Glimpse into the past of Lahore's Walled City reveals how time has transformed its streets, like Gali Choori Walan, now home to a paper bag maker.

Delhi's red sandstone monuments contrast with the red sherbet of Rooh Afza, a soul enhancer rooted in Purani Dilli's history. A refreshing drink with a rich past.

Purani Dilli's historic quarter is undergoing profound changes, from new buildings to personal transitions, altering the fabric of daily life.

The Walled City dictionary: As part of our ‘Walled City dictionary’ series, that is chronicling every Old Delhi aspect

Residents and traders said they were compelled to decorate the Walled City themselves, claiming a “lackadaisical attitude” by authorities

Officials said MCD, PWD and the state department of museum archaeology jointly worked on the facelift project

In the three months since its opening, Kathika has become one of the most popular cultural spots by hosting book readings, poetry recitations, workshops

The madrasa, which is claimed to be nearly 200 years old, is managed by Delhi Waqf Board, and is located in Bengali Market area.

That this is a novel sight is undisputed. No other pathway in the vicinity has such a divider. Indeed, the Old Quarter roads and passages know no divide— rickshaw men, cyclists, cart pullers, bikers and pedestrians (humans as well as cats, dogs, goats and rats) go about in all directions.

A native of Patna in Bihar, Mr Ansari is in his 30s and spent almost all his life in Delhi working through a series of tea stalls. But “this is my life’s first stall that I own,” he informs matter-of-factly.

A Walled City woman is starting to miss the silence of the past few weeks

It’s a pity that this exquisite piece of architecture goes unnoticed. And not only these days when barely any explorer dares to venture into the crowded, cramped Old Delhi due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Seventy one people were killed in a series of nine bomb blasts that ripped through the Walled City on May 13, 2008.

A man-made nesting for free birds

A Walled City stroll that takes you through constantly changing scenes

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