Delhiwale: This way to Gali Mazar Wali
Hindustan TimesAs part of our ‘Walled City dictionary’ series, that is chronicling every Old Delhi street. A grave with a chessboard pattern of green and white tiles flanks the entrance of Gali Mazar Wali. Somebody’s mazar flanks the entrance of Gali Mazar Wali, here in Kalan Mahal locality. The narrow Gali Mazar Wali is stamped on both sides of its short passage with doors and windows, which are stamped with posters of many types. An eye-catching yellow flier promises cure for “cancer, kidney, lever, asthma, heart, blood pressure, obesity, addiction, skin diseases, and diabetes.” The adjoining banner praises a beauty parlour specialising in “bridal makeup and normal makeup.” The most hyperbolic poster is of a spiritual baba promising instant fixes for “court matters, pyar me dokha, and sautan se chhutkara.” A Hindi-Urdu flier pasted on the wall above the grave cautions “this is a mazar, don’t throw garbage.” Although the tiled mazar is steeped in anonymity, the mazar’s gali enjoys the privilege of boasting double signages.
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