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Delhiwale: Game kulfi plays

Customers first hand over a fixed amount to him, five rupees or ten. In turn, Nizam hand them the fateful kancha, the tiny glass ball that decides their day’s kismet. Nizam’s cart has a slanted wooden board leading into numbered compartments partitioned by red-painted nails. The customer’s aim is to land the kancha in the highest-numbered slot and win that many kulfis. (HT Photo)
Published 106 days ago

Delhiwale: Purple prose

Walled City hawker Kishore carries these berries from gali to gali, hoarsely crying, “jamun walla, jamun le lo.” (HT)
Published 435 days ago