Bhutan’s Queen Mother in Khan Market
The time was late, the weather cold and most shops in Delhi’s Khan Market had
By Shobhaa De December 07, 2019Novelist and columnist Shobhaa De has always been outspoken in her writing and views on urban India. The former editor of magazines like Stardust, Society and Celebrity, has been a model and scriptwriter.
The time was late, the weather cold and most shops in Delhi’s Khan Market had
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