For decades, Haji Faiyazuddin not only ran the Haji Hotel, visible from the steps of the Jama Masjid, he was also a treasure trove of stories about the Walled City and the “binding force” in his ancestral home. ‘Haji Miyan’, the name the city recognised him by, was given to him when he was two years old. One particular story that struck a chord with him was of their ancestral house in Chawri Bazaar, their current residence. Haji Faiyazuddin not only ran the Haji Hotel, visible from the steps of the Jama Masjid, he was also a treasure trove of stories about the Walled City and the “binding force” in his ancestral home. He referred to him as “the successor of a historic family of Delhi and a repository of cultural heritage of the Walled City”.

Source: Indian Express April 28, 2021 15:45 UTC