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Business News/ Photos / Photo Essay: Sweet old days

Photo Essay: Sweet old days

Ghantewala, the 225-year-old savoury and sweets store, may have closed down, but there is no dearth of 'mithai' shops with a rich history in Old Delhi

Photographs: Pradeep Gaur/Mint. The Ghantewala mithai shop in Old Delhi’s Chandni Chowk. It downed its shutters on 1 July.

1/6Photographs: Pradeep Gaur/Mint. The Ghantewala mithai shop in Old Delhi’s Chandni Chowk. It downed its shutters on 1 July.

Haldiram’s oldest outlet in the Capital is across the street from where Ghantewala once stood.

2/6Haldiram’s oldest outlet in the Capital is across the street from where Ghantewala once stood.

A file photo of sohan halwa that Ghantewala was famous for.

3/6A file photo of sohan halwa that Ghantewala was famous for.

Motichoor laddus on display at Tewari Brothers, a sweets shop in the neighbourhood.

4/6Motichoor laddus on display at Tewari Brothers, a sweets shop in the neighbourhood.

A file photo of Ghantewala Confectioners in 2013. The name had since changed to Ghantewala (Sohan Halwa Shop).

5/6A file photo of Ghantewala Confectioners in 2013. The name had since changed to Ghantewala (Sohan Halwa Shop).

Jalebis being fried at Old Famous Jalebi Wala.

6/6Jalebis being fried at Old Famous Jalebi Wala.

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