Day 1 PaharGanj, New Delhi
With the beams of
Sunlight filtering through the shimmering canopy over the concrete lanes, the
ambience is made up by the aroma of Flowers, Food and Fragrances.
Towards my right,is the
famous " Mashhoor Paneer Waale Chhole Bhature" followed by a tagline
illustrating its monopoly over the Paharganj Market or in a broader sense, all
over Delhi!
The daily commuters,and
amidst them a few amateur tourists, are busy collecting plates and their
respective 'Bhature' from a 'Not so hygenic' looking Counter,populated by three
men,darkedned by the immense heat they had been accumulating for the past 50
Years or so.
Moving on, a series of
Restaurants pave our way to the Hotel lane. You literally have to hold
yourself,or else you shall be dragged to these
restaurants,No matter how hard you try to cope up with them.
Following the Food lane,
was instilled a corridor , containing Hotels and Lodges,tariffs being
completely in your Budget; which in turn house small shops with glassed walls,
claiming their monopoly over the travel Industry of India! It says "
Ticket Confirm karaye, Air Ticket,Tatkal Ticket, starting @ 999 " , except
for the "*" mark that would be visible on Large Hordings.
There are People,and
People and yet more.
To cross the same
safely, you must be Sturdy enough to evacuate your locus through the arrayed
streets and Markets.
The Market and the
independent Rehris sprawl over a large area, most of them ,selling anything
that you try to imagine, and at prices that are either much above or much less
than your expectations; obviously depending upon you Bargaining Skills and
Adjustments!
You can find
"Banarasi Pan Bhandaar ",wherein they provide beetal leaves,stuffed
with typical Indian essence,beetal Nuts,Mouth Freshner, mint extracts,
sweetner, and a small piece of cherry; which will be enough to melt into your
mouth and give you a sensation like Never Experienced before!
and it all comes for a
decent price of Ten bucks!
As the noon approaches,
the heat intensity increases to extent,enough to compell you to carry yourself
to the Airconditioned Restaurants lined up near RamNagar. Two purposes are
already served once you spend an hour or so in these, one The Heat,secondly,
Rest to your feets.
The evenings are even
more colourful,when the lanes studded with dotted Multicoloured bulbs mark
their magnificence,illuminating the dusty streets. The Shopoholics would find
themselves at the right place.You would seem to get confused and a bit amused at
the Variety being offered. You've got to make the way out for yourself. The
Sounds are no less. A small FM Radio,kept over a wooden plank,attached to the
wall of the wooden shop is utilized to
its maximum,using Speakers with extra bass and treble. If you are accustomed to
Soft Music,I guess,You've to struggle really hard, to make out the correct song
from a dozen songs being played simultaneously,from the music lovers!
A Large nearly flat open
container stores nearly fifty litres of Extra Creamy Milk ,which are served
with a frothy appearance,tickling your taste buds to have the same quickly, But
Wait! This is to be careful, or else your taste buds will be violently
burnt,owing to the huge amount of Latent heat it has accumulated over the
periods of Heating and Reheating.
Beware of each an every
person,that you would come across,as they could literally,grab you and
pressurize you enough to pay for a Hotel Room, that you may not be in need of
even!
The Nights never pours
down,its upto you,at what time you say Yourself Good Night !
The place never
sleeps,rather you would have to !
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