City Faith – Ramzan Treats, Old Delhi and Around Town Faith Hangouts by The Delhi Walla - April 13, 2023April 13, 20230 Season's evenings. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The Jama Masjid is lit for night. The facing street is jazzed up with lamps, buntings and selfie clickers. Salam Namaste to this evening in Ramzan, the Muslim month of quiet days and festive nights. This moment, everyone in Old Delhi’s Matia Mahal is looking happily distracted. You might imagine that the distinguished Haji Mian of the iconic Haji Hotel too must have just ended his day-long roza, the Ramzan fast, at his hotel’s stunning monument-facing balcony. But he lies buried in Dilli Gate Qabristan, claimed by the coronavirus during the deadly wave of 2021. The world has clearly moved on, the Covid-triggered tragedies seem to have scarcely been. Here are some tips
City Landmark – Faizan’s Charging Point, Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti Landmarks by The Delhi Walla - April 13, 20230 Stall we all need. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] It can’t be the only one in the entire megapolis. There must be such stalls elsewhere too. May be you have to dander along the bazars more attentively. Even so, spotting it gives the thrill of a discovery. First, a shout-out to the ingenuity of our citizen-entrepreneurs. Market streets teem with traders dealing in all sorts of innovative merchandise. A stall in Old Delhi consists of a future-telling “automatic machine” equipped with serious-looking ammeters. In Bhogal, hawkers shove through the weekly market crowd hawking tiny aquariums (with super-tiny fish sparkling in them). But very few street establishments can come close to the the genius of Faizan’s stall in central Delhi’s Hazrat