Gali Captain Wali in Old Delhi, once lively, now feels deserted. Saif, a machine repairer, reflects on its past, while silence prevails in narrow lanes. Captains lived here, just don’t ask what kind ...

Sorry for the misleading headline. Gali Jane Austen Wali doesn’t exist in Delhi. It certainly is not the name of this Old Delhi street. But then the gali’s actual name has nothing to do with its ...

Captains lived here, just don’t ask what kind of captains—pleads machine repairer Saif. His workshop is scooped into a lonesome stretch of Gali Captain Wali in Old Delhi. This afternoon, the narrow ...