Monday, August 23, 2010

life......


LIFE ~ on the other side of town...!

And here it begins ….. CHANDNI CHOWK …… practically not the other side of town ….thanks to Delhi metro ….now all it takes is 22 minutes….but yes there was a time when it took hours to reach there ….

So yes I went to chandni chowk for the first time……. It is one of the oldest and grandest markets in Delhi …. (No wonder it is called OLD DELHI) ….. And it’s a wonderful place ….it was built somewhere around in 1650’s... Yes the Mughal period ….and it was designed by Shahajahan’s daughter … Jahanahara Begum sahib.

The small dingy ill lit lanes...Super crowded street … it has temples .. Masjids …. gurudwaras … Big branded showrooms to small shacks……. from oldies to small kids …dirty rich business mans in big cars to thella walas …..People..more people…and people from all walks of life…and you practically find everything there…. Jewelery ..shoes …beautiful fancy saris ..glass bangles ….food…



things which is hard too find in today’s modern times and one thing particularly drew my attention and that was “parandis”…….

Damn! Where do you find parandis these days and there was a shop loaded with them…..colorful and beautiful .. J


And the architecture..Gawwwwd ..its amazing …old old and super old buildings …..Narrow lanes with shops stuffed on both sides…old havelis ….small shops big showrooms constructed probably during Shahajahan’s reign …..the fatehpuri masjid …Gauri Shankar temple… Gurudwara sis ganj …..and the town hall ..and what not …. Amazing …. Amazing … I have no words ….. ahhhhh..!!!!


And you know one thing about that seriously amazes me is that though the this place was constructed long ago …it still is alive…..when you go there .. see people running…. for what- I don’t know …every one’s in a hurry … I stood still and observed …. It was like every one was moving except for me as if I was not a part of that hustle bustle …I was a mere spectator ….not part of the RACE….. it was a very strange soothing feeling …observing people ..observing life…and when you actually see people you realize ..everyone’s fighting their own fight…with situations ..with life..they all have something in common….a feeling…a similar PAIN.. it’s all together a different feeling ….it makes me realize that there’s soo much in life that I haven’t seen … world is soo big …..it makes me happy….



Ohh…. I forgot to mention the SWEETS…… jalebi…imarti ..kulfi faluda……chandni chowk is famous for sweets…..YUMMMMYYYYYYY…….!!!!!!!!!


And yes at last the chandni chowk metro station….gawwwwdd….it is crowded as much as the market is…..long queue to get inside….. !!



tireddddddddd ..........heeheeee ! ... :)




10 comments:

Thousif Raza said...

wow... thats some trip you took... and thx for taking me along the memory lane too.. splendid work.. :)

take care and keep writing..........

Ankit said...

hmmm !!!
I totally agree with u,
this place really is awesum !!

I dnt knw watz about this place that i love to visit it whenevr i get time,
maybe its the food u get there !!!
lol!!

From ur photographs u really made me visit the place again coz i have gone there so many times that i can even makeout the position of the shops from where u clicked the photos !!!

nyhow, its a great work done !!!
I like !!!

Happy Blogging and take care !!!

btw,
u have visited just a part of it,
there r so many other places there !!

viddhi said...

@ thousif.. :: thank you ! :)

@ Ankit bhaiya :: thank you... even i fell in love with the place....

yess.. just a part ... i went to buy some books from nai sadak .... so its only a part of it .....

but yess i owuld like to explore the whole market some day :)

Arpit said...

Oye kya mast post likhi yar.. :)

You are a great story teller.. The way you used photos in your post.. Man loved it..
*my crazy mind is thinking :: 'sala ye idea mujhe kyun nahi aaya'* :P

Super-Duper liked it.. :)

Keep Writing.. Keep Smiling.. :)

viddhi said...

@ Arpit .... achcha hai na nhi aaye .. nhi toh main post kaise likhti ? :P

thanks for liking and appreciating so much .. ! :)

Jk said...
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Jk said...

hey awesome yaar :-)

viddhi said...

thnx ...!! :)

Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hall said...

neat!
love the images.

SF-1 said...

Thanks for the lovely e-tour of Old Delhi... I would never go there, but this tour was enough to feel the pulse.

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