“Even at 85, his teeth were intact and his eyesight perfect,” says Zahooruddin’s eldest son, Zaid-ul-Abedin, the fourth generation at Karim’s. He is seated at the Old Delhi branch of the restaurant, where servers dart in-and-out of dining halls, serving the perennial stream of customers. “Many came to Old Delhi for leisure. It is perhaps this pride that ensures that Karim’s is now part of the Capital’s living heritage. Buried alongside his relatives at the Delhi Gate Cemetery, with Karim’s, Zahooruddin too lives on.

Source: Indian Express February 05, 2018 18:33 UTC