This Way to Gali Do Number Gate

The Old Delhi encyclopaedia

- Mayank Austen Soofi

There are certain aspects that the crowds tend to overlook when turning up at Jama Masjid in Old Delhi. To be sure, innumerable travellers flock to the centuries-old monument, briefly becoming an element of the red sandstone architecture. The more diligent among them discover a handful of little known Sufi shrines, randomly arranged around the great edifice. Many of these hurried travellers happen to pass through the same crowded cramped lane to reach the historic destination. In their hurry, most do not care for this gali. But the street is extremely distinctive, and is colloquially known by some as Gali Do Number G