A new Chandni Chowk in Old Delhi
Noted architect and designer Pradeep Sachdeva is working on the Delhi government's Chandni Chowk redevelopment plan
Noted architect and designer Pradeep Sachdeva is working on the Delhi government's Chandni Chowk redevelopment plan
Once intrinsic to the social landscape of Delhi and celebrated heroes for saving an emperor and braving wars, currently there are just three practising bhishtis (water carriers), who have been relegated primarily to delivering water to street vendors. Sahapedia-UNESCO Fellow Yusra Hasan nostalgically writes about the bhishtis of Shahjahanabad.