India, Aug. 22 -- Watched by curious onlookers, a professional "influencer" in brocaded brown lehenga is boldly pacing about in circles, as a cameraman shoots her video. Some distance away, a professional "Goldman," in gold colour from head to toe, is stilled into a statue, expecting donations from indifferent passers-by. Elsewhere, a couple is clicking a romantic selfie; a woman is frightened by a baby monkey; a little boy smears his milky kulfi all over his face. These folks are spread across two adjoining plazas. These plazas are special. They give a totally different perspective to Chandni Chowk. The Old Delhi bazar is envisioned in our common imagination as an ultra-crowded avenue, crammed with shops and eateries, and landmarked with a...