RITISHKA AND ABHISHEK 

This wedding, no matter how many more i do, will be the  highlight of my career as a wedding photographer. It took place just three days after i lost my No.1 Hero,  my grandad, to whom i was very very attached. I was supposed to report at the venue at 12:30 and till 11:00, i was sitting at home and thinking of a way to avoid it , clinging on to the the fine memories before making my first attempt at moving on.

Life has to go on and we've got to move on.I was greeted at the venue with lots of laughter, music and happiness, which are essential components of an Indian wedding and more so if its a Punjabi one! I smiled at life for giving me yet another opportunity to be a part of such an awesome family with lovely people :)

I wasn't able to stay on till the end(which i now regret), but nevertheless, i think i did manage to get a few satisfying shots of the gorgeous bride and her beautiful family.

Eating at Chandni Chowk!

Chandni Chowk. Perhaps one of the oldest parts of Delhi and definitely the yummiest one! It had been on my wish list since time immemorial and when it finally came true, i was overwhelmed. Before leaving for Delhi, i had made a list of to-do and to-visit and to-eat places and having finally arrived, i wasted no time and jumped on to my first to-do item in the list- The Rickshaw ride! I immediately became a part of the chaos of the narrow, over-populated and historically rich Bazaars. 

The most promising thing of Chandni Chowk was the food. Parathewali Galli for lunch, The chat ke 'tehle' for snacks(the best pani puri EVER!) and Karims for dinner :)

The Parethewalli Galli eatery had photographs of previous guests who had dined there. It included Ranbir Kapoor, Sheila Dixit, Imitiaz Ali to name a few. Some absolutely mouth-watering parathas made way into my ever-hungry always grumbling stomach with the local Lassi and 'kurchand". 

Having sort-of satisfied my hunger, i walked around, shopping for knick-knacks and searching for my chaat stalls. I found the guy who sells the best ever paani puri. 

But, the best part of my Delhi trip was KARIMS! If you love non-veg and are in Delhi, DO NOT MISS KARIMS. I repeat, DO NOT MISS KARIMS! The kababs are just so soft and juicy and melt in your mouth with a perfect blend of marination and seasoning. Their mutton khorma with the oh-so-soft tandoori roti was another good choice. They have an open kitchen and the speciality of the food is that it is cooked on 'angeethis' over coal which lends its own smoky flavour.

What i missed out eating was the jalebi and rabri :(

By the time i finished dinner at Karims, it was late night and the Jalebi places had shut down. I guess i should keep something for the next time. Inshallah ;)