PHOTOS: The streets of Delhi, during times of Covid-19

The streets of Delhi feel like they have metasised into a time warp of the past. Wide open pristine boulevards, and telling architecture that harkens history with compelling contemporaneity, present a formidable flashback to fight an unseen and merciless enemy presently banging on our doors.
I grew up in Delhi, a city that has given me so immeasurably a treasure trove of memories of streets walked on, buildings visited, parks strolled, laughter
Published: May 6, 2020
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Image by : Parul Sharma

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  • PHOTOS: The streets of Delhi, during times of Covid-19
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The Khan Market Gang is missing from Delhi’s toniest, and ironically, most expensive real estate shopping cluster, built in 1951 to house immigrant refugees from the North West Frontier and to honour legendary freedom fighter Khan Abdul Ghafar Khan. Its iconic shops, and marquee eateries await corona-free days of aimless shopping and sushi chatter against the establishment.