Chandni Chowk Walk Reveals Delhi Refugee Plight and Contrasts
The writer describes Chandni Chowk as a crowded decaying maze housing half a million refugees since partition. Cardboard huts, flies, and ragged sellers contrast with skilled gold and silversmiths nearby. Life expectancy seems to be 26, with dire poverty and scarce medical care.
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