The
Old City of Delhi, despite falling into desuetude, has
retained some of its charm that made her once upon a time
one of the most beautiful cities in the East. In the narrow
streets behind the Jama Masjid, lies a different India, a
feeling of “grandeur passée”, beauties and secrets of its
past still there, but for how long?
Centuries-old havelis and colourful hidden Hindu temples
reveal themselves, while an “impromptu” cricket game takes
place in the street, and a scooter Bajaj honks to make its
way through. Up there on the roofs, some inhabitants keep
alive an old tradition, flying pigeons, hundreds of them
circling in the sky with the Jama Masjid mosque in the
background.
A unique India is still there, quite untouched by the
commercial invasion, still beautiful, and it’s a chance.
