India, July 18 -- Plaster peels from the walls, old brick shows through, and one white door is decorated with painted flowers. Gali Master Shiv Prasad lies discreetly in Turkman Gate Bazar, sandwiched between the modest establishments of Jawed Lassiwala and Muhammad Doodhwala. The lane is so narrow that it stays dark even at noon. At its dead end, where the lane opens into a small square and the afternoon daylight finally enters, a young man steps out of a doorway.

This Old Delhi street was written about years ago. New info has since come to light, making another visit necessary.

The young man is Umair, see photo. He is heading to his family's handicraft shop near Kali Masjid. He points to the wall opposite, saying-"Chaman lived there. ...