Rasta Aur Basta

Lakharwala Gumbad after restoration in 2018 at the Sunder Nursery  A narrow lane in Nizamuddin East with big white tourist buses on one side and a long stretch of cars on the other, honking relentlessly, takes you to Sunder Nursery. Just opposite to the back gate of Humayun Tomb, few  jhalmuri  counters will welcome you. Tickets costing Rs 30 for Indians and Rs 150, Rs 300 for ASEAN countries and other foreign counties tourist respectively, luckily I was exempted for being “ministry  wala”.  Kids’ rolling down the grass slopes, few old ladies singing at kitty party and families sharing lunch- Sunder Nursery is now a new Sunday picnic spot for Delhiites. Spread across 90 acres this is a UNESCO World Heritage site in Delhi and has a small area dedicated to “Organic and Lifestyle’ Market.”  After reading about it in  Times of India , I planned to spoil my Sunday morning snooze, but counted it as one of the fascinating Sundays!   The ‘organic and lifestyle’ market: 9 am t

Fatehpuri Masjid near Khari Baoli “Roads no matter how they are, they are always a story. Some give rest to the tired feet, some make you dream beneath the stars: Saransh Goila .” Founded as Shahjahanabad in 1639, when Shah Jahan, the then Mughal Emperor, decided to shift his capital from Agra. Starting from Luthian Road near Kashmiri Gate and ending around Feroz Shah Kotla, the region is surrounded by railway tracks culminating at New Delhi and Delhi Railway Stations on one side and Yamuna River on the other. Enclosing four assembly segments, it holds a population of around 14 lakhs. Other than cheap prices and scope for high bargaining, what brings people here?   Bookseller on Asaf Ali Road at Daryaganj  WHY OLD DELHI?   Tucked itself almost at the center of the national capital, this is Delhi’s favorite place for finger-licking teekhi chaat and savoring Shahi Tukda. Hundreds of people squeezed into narrow lanes where one has to be careful of not step