In the bustling heart of Old Delhi, Indian bookseller Mohammed Mahfooz Alam sits forlorn in his quiet store, among the last few selling literature in a language beloved by poets for centuries. Urdu, ...
Indian bookseller Mohammed Mahfooz Alam, one of the few remaining people selling literature in a language that poets have cherished for ages, sits desolately in his small shop in the busy centre of ...
'The Fading Embers of Urdu'. We explore the decline of Delhi's iconic Urdu Bazaar, a poignant symbol of a language and cultural heritage slowly disappearing. In the city that once inspired legendary ...
While in India, I joined a three-plus hour walk through an Old Delhi bazaar with the opportunity to sample foods prepared on the spot, followed by a dinner at a haveli, a five-story, 17-room private ...