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Shahjahanabad VIII: Dariba Kalan & Esplanade Road
Both Dariba Kalan and Esplanade roads run north-south from Chandni Chowk road towards Jami Masjid. After 1857 the British tore down the buildings of the city to the east of Esplanade road to create, well, an esplanade around the Red Fort. Continue reading
Shahjahanabad VII: Chelpuri, Roshanpura & Dharampura
This post covers another portion of the area of Old Delhi just south of Chandni Chowk road, enclosed by Chandni Chowk road to the north, Dariba Kalan lane to the east, Chawri Bazaar to the south and Nai Sarak to the west, and contains some really interesting neighborhoods. Continue reading
Shahjahanabad VI: Ballimaran & Chawri Bazaar
This post covers a portion of the area of Old Delhi just south of Chandni Chowk road, enclosed by Chandni Chowk and Katra Bariyan roads to the north, Nai Sadak to the east, Chawri Bazaar road to the south and Lal Kuan road to the west, with Ballimaran lane running through it. Continue reading
Shahjahanabad V: Lal Kuan & Ajmeri Gate
Lal Kuan road is a busy commercial street that connects the equally busy Khari Baoli road and Hauz Qazi Chowk. Continue reading
Shahjahanabad IV: Fatehpuri Masjid & Katra Bariyan
I had put up my first Shahjahanabad post, on the Khari Baoli and Katra Neel areas, way back in Nov 2009, as part of my Dilli Darshan series (that first post also has my introduction to the Shahjahanabad series). Continue reading
If They Can Do Indo-Saracenic, We Can Do Anglo-Mughal!
Out With the Old, In With the New, near Gali Guliyan, Old Delhi
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