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Neharwali Haveli |
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| An interview broadcast on a popular news channel
by the President of a neighboring country suddenly created interest
in one of the Havelis of the old walled city, located at Kucha
Saadullah Khan, behind Golcha cinema of Daryaganj. Overnight
the Haveli became popular and one of the favorite tourist destinations
of Old Delhi. The Haveli is Neharwali Haveli, the current Pakistani
President, General Pervez Musharraf's ancestral home. It was
in this haveli that General Musharraf was born and spent the
first four years of his childhood. Though now in a dilapidated
condition as it has given way to a residential and commercial
complex, Neharwali Haveli was bought by Musharraf's grandfather
Qazi Mohtashimuddin after he retired as the commissioner of
Punjab. General Musharraf's father Syed Musharraf Uddin later
moved to Pakistan with his whole family deserting the haveli
during the partition of India. |
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| However, apart from being associated with Musharraf's
family, Neharwali Haveli also has historical significance as
the main minister or wazir of the court of the last Mughal emperor
Bahadur Shah Zafar lived in it. The haveli is located in that
area of the walled city where Muslim culture, traditions and
etiquette flourished as this part housed the havelis of many
Mughal noble families who had commanded much respect and esteem
in the court. |
| At present, the haveli is occupied by more than
5 families and is situated between crowded clusters of narrow
alleys and it is difficult for anyone to imagine its original
grandeur. |
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