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Time of India
04-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- Time of India
Hanging by the thread: Delhi's streetside tailors stitch survival amid fading demand
NEW DELHI: From the bustling lanes of the slums in Govindpuri , where 65-year-old Ram Avadh sits with his trusted sewing machine, to the affluent neighbourhood of Chittaranjan Park, where 38-year-old Mohammad Azad works, winter or summer, Delhi's road-side tailors are a part of the metro's sartorial life. You Can Also Check: Delhi AQI | Weather in Delhi | Bank Holidays in Delhi | Public Holidays in Delhi At a time when readymade is the go-to in clothing and when custom tailoring , common in the earlier eras, now favours wealthier clients with the prestige of 'bespoke' fitting, small sewing needs of colonies are often unmet. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Secure Your Child's Future with Strong English Fluency Planet Spark Learn More Undo So, if it weren't for people like Avadh or Azad, the extra-long trouser, the flailing kurta, even the curtain cloth, would have to be left unused in the wardrobe. And for many who can't afford factory-sewn clothing, these streetside workers are still the best bet. Wasim Ahmed, aged 63, sits under the Barapullah flyover beside Kushak Nullah. 'My family in Lucknow had many tailors,' he said. 'After a shop in Meherchand Market where I worked closed, I am happy now serving the slum dwellers and people of the nearby govt residential area.' Mohammad Mehdi Hasan, a cancer survivor from Supaul district of Bihar, too is content sitting near the MCD portacabin at Lodhi Colony. 'I am a poor man, but my heart expands when I see children of our slum wearing the clothes I stitched,' he smiled. Once everyone flocked to the local tailor shop and dressmakers like CR Park's 73-year-old Shamsuddin or Mohammad Azad at Tughlaqabad Extension were household names. But with people no longer going to the tailors to have their kurta suits and shirt-pants sewn, these local outfitters now mostly carry out minor repairs and alterations rather than create new garments for people. This transition marks a significant challenge, as tailors ponder whether future generations will persist with the trade. Already, many of the children of tailor households have moved away from the needle-and-thread profession. But the veterans persist. After 42 years on the streets in south Delhi, Avadh proudly describes himself as an 'artist'. Much younger at 46 years, Arun Poddar of east Delhi who learnt his craft in Punjab, similarly asserted, 'Our needle stitch lives in Delhi.'
Time of India
23-04-2025
- Time of India
Man (38) arrested for attack on sister-in-law,who was in a relationship with him, in Noida
Noida: A 38-year-old man was arrested for allegedly attempting to murder his sister-in-law, who was in a relationship with him, and they were living together away from the family. The incident occurred in Tronica City. Cops were alerted by the locals after they found an injured woman, bleeding profusely, lying near Sapna roundabout. Upon investigation, police identified the victim as Mehbooba Begum (25) of Bihar's Gorkha Patesari village. A case was filed under section 109 of BNS (attempted murder) against the woman's live-in partner, Mohammad Azad of Bihar. Azad revealed to police that he was married to Saima Khatun in 2012 and has four children. "Mehbooba Begum is the youngest sister of my wife. Ever since I got married, I started liking Begum. In 2022, I ran away with her and settled in Mumbai," he said. "She started pressuring me for marriage. We used to quarrel often. When I came to Delhi to attend a function, I found this a good opportunity to get rid of her," the accused said.
