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Delhiwale: Purple prose

Delhi's jamun season is in full swing, with hawkers selling berries from local trees, while others prepare for the upcoming mango season.

Walled City hawker Kishore carries these berries from gali to gali, hoarsely crying, “jamun walla, jamun le lo.” (HT)
Published on Jun 20, 2025 05:52 am IST

Delhiwale: Mashak wallas, past and present

In Delhi's Sunday Book Bazar, a rare guidebook reveals the fading legacy of mashak wallas, with Muhammed Rafi as one of the last practitioners.

A man in pants-shirt is sitting on a wooden cot. He introduces himself as a mashak walla. Muhammed Rafi concentratedly studies the photo on the book’s cover, and recognises the man--“Bhoore!” (HT)
Published on May 19, 2025 05:28 am IST

Delhiwale: This way to Gali Than Singhsssss

Gali Than Singh in Old Delhi is a serene lane housing a unique workshop where Ramesh Chandra repairs traditional brass cauldrons called deg.

Ramesh Chandra hammers at a huge brass cauldron. (HT Photo)
Published on May 10, 2025 05:44 am IST

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)
Published on Apr 12, 2025 06:20 am IST

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)
Published on Mar 29, 2025 05:38 am IST
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