In the flourishing MouthShut land
There’s such a misery my friends
Very few enjoyed the real Delhi!
No one just feels attached
Even after living here for long
They say Delhi is oh so oblong
Some claim it to be square and
Some argue about it being round!
One thing is for sure they did not live the Delhi
Which Akbar, Shanjahaan were and I am too fond of!
For all those ex-Delhittes and those who never visited
Let me be the host for showcasing “Delhi ki Thaat baat”!
Delhi is growing, catching up with the global speed
Cause somewhere here the clock is ticking
To welcome the hoards of athletic teams
Common wealth 2010 is fast changing the scene
For one and all, common and special
Every one is feeling the heat!
Just outside my society
A board smiles, hung on the flyover
Reminds me
Just 1000 days more friend!
Sparkling Metro at every 3 minutes
Haggling rickshaw puller are seeing their last days
Trees welcome you with open hands at the side
Roads are being made smoother and wide
Flyovers growing in the wee hours of night
Common Wealth aa rahaa hai bhai!
Hotels are changing their ambience
Discs are offering super wine and dance
Till the clock strike one
Extension of time is sure spilling fun
You want an insight?
Let me start from the yore
Still high and bright
Get lost in nostalgic lanes of Balli Maraan
Opposite Red Fort
Relish the taste; once Mughals adored
Paraanthe waali gali
Karim ki biryaani
Ghante wale ka rasgulaa
The sparkling TOI building at night
Shelters a superb eatery by its side
10 minutes more
India Gate lawns welcome you to stroll…
Drive down to extra Carpeted road
Leading to **Rashtrapati Bhawan
*Enjoy your time till guards ask you to shun!
Take a U Turn
Reach the posh **Khan Market
*Shining shops invite you standing under their British made arcades
Say Ram Ram to Saain baba at Lodhi road
And lo and behold
You have reached the mukka of shoppers
It’s called the South Ex!
Pick your favorite brands
Oh you are price conscious?
Better head for factory price outlets
Towards IGI airport
In between hop stop at **Basant Lok Complex
*Over here the first PVR started!
The place still rocks
If you have money stacked till your socks!
Places to visit must to be mast mast
Moets at Def Col
Superb restaurants at Friends Col
MKOP at Taj
Ghungroo at Le-Meridian
Pegs and Pint in Chanakya
PVR Saket Complex for all the right mixes of fun!
You are adventurous kind
Mall-o-Mania at Gurgaon and **Noida
*If driving long you don’t mind!
Oh I have left the Fore School
Yummy Maggie and quick made parantha
Guarantees you amazing drool
All those NRI types
Hauz Khas Village
*Is apt with all its hype!
You are a South Indian Foodie?
Forget Sagar Ratna, Dakshin…
Sarvana Bhawan at CP is the place to be!
Those who are carnivorous
Park their cars
Head for chicken sumptuous
And mutton delight at Kakke the mischievous
Dilhi Haat is one more place
Where Flavors flock in from near and far off villages
Ho gaya abb bahut Delhi Darshan
Karo rating aur khol do apnaa mann!
Specially dedicated to chintan manan for her encouraging support
also to raise a toast to her well deserved star status(saddi dilli ki kudi)
and to all those who have lived in Delhi
But have forgotten the charm of living this city
*Being extra busy in rut of life at some other place!
