It was the time when Delhi had a monsoon culture. It was the time when people would wait for the rain for not just getting rid of the torrid Delhi heat. In the ’80s and early ‘90s, the city used to welcome rain and used to soak in the spirit of monsoon festivity. Historian Sohail Hashmi says that people used the horse carts to go to the villages of Amrayyian and Andheria for outings during monsoon. MS Shehrawat, advisor, public relations, New Delhi Municipal council (NDMC), says in villages, women would make seviyyan (vermicelli) in monsoon.

Source: Hindustan Times July 02, 2017 05:48 UTC