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Haveli Sadaruddin Khan

By on October 16, 2015

Towards the end of the Chitli Qabar market, which is located on the road in front of the Jama Masjid, is a narrow lane that leads to an area famous for envelope making. If one is unaware of the history of the place, it would be hard to believe…


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Namak Haraam ki Haveli

By on October 15, 2015

Located in a narrow alley where one is immediately engulfed by coal dust, is a haveli that is known for all the wrong reasons.

A present resident of Namak Haraam Ki Haveli, Ashok Agarwal, tells that Lala Bhawani Mal Khatri was a businessman of the 19th century who often passed secret…


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Matia Mahal

By on October 15, 2015

Matia Mahal is the name that is popularly used to describe the area exactly opposite Gate Number 1 of the iconic Jama Masjid. This area is also known as Chitli Kabar market, which known for eateries serving traditional cuisine.

The place gets its name Matia Mahal from an actual mahal…


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Haveli Bakhtawar Khan

By on October 15, 2015

As one walks from Jama Masjid’s Gate Number 1 towards Matia Mahal, one is led towards the Chitli Qabar market, which is famous for restaurants serving traditional cuisine. This area was once known for its grand havelis. Over the years, these havelis were converted into clusters of households. Today,…


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Other Havelis

By on August 15, 2014

Kalu Khaas ki Haveli

Kalu Khaas ki Haveli is situated about 250 steps ahead of Chitli Qabar. Today, this one mansion has been broken down into many houses and the entire area, which now looks like a colony of residential houses, is known as Kalu Khaas ki Haveli.

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Chunna Mal ki Haveli

By on April 16, 2014

Lala Rai Chunna Mal was a well-known moneylender (who even loaned money to British officials and officers) and textile trader of Old Delhi in the 1800s, and he owned a major portion of Chandni Chowk — where he lived — and even other parts of Shahjahanabad. This made Chunna…


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Haveli Naharwali

By on March 19, 2014

If one continues to walk on the Daryaganj Road for a little while, one will be able to spot a big mansion on the left. This mansion is known as the Naharwali Haveli. The haveli was named so because once a nahar (canal) used to flow in this area, where now the roads run.

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