Welcome to the DELHI WALK FESTIVAL!

Put on your walking shoes – and join us.

Choose from Nature Walks, Ecology walks, Design Walks, Photography Walks, Alternative and Experimental Walks, Culture Walks, Heritage Walks, Art Walks, Music Walks and Food Walks.

Discover a city that is brimming with experiences that are rich, diverse, vibrant, inclusive, unique and unforgettable.

ABOUT THE WALK

"This is a walk through one of Delhi’s Bengali ghettoes, Chittaranjan Park, on an unforgettable street food trail. It’s an area that was set aside for the East Pakistan Displaced Persons Association, representing the refugees who came to Delhi in thousands following the creation of Bangladesh in 1971. As more people from West Bengal joined in, the area’s culture and tastes began to resemble those of Kolkata and Dhaka. It also mirrored the history of refugees in Kolkata, whose arrival in the late 1940s and early 50s changed that city’s food habits forever.

Many questions will be asked, and answered, on this walk. Like, when and how did street food flourish in Kolkata? What were the cries of street hawkers in the erstwhile colonial capital? How did India become a nation of tea drinkers, beginning in Kolkata? And, in the recent past, how has CR Park’s food survived the area’s gentrification?"

ABOUT THE WALK PARTNER

Amitava Sanyal is a lapsed journalist who is interested in urban histories. His interest in the streets of Kolkata – and the food available there – deepened with his research into the social history of football and refugees in the city.

Contact Number of walk Leader-Amitava - 9818709090