India, Nov. 20 -- What's the time, bhai?

It is six something, sir, but can't confirm the exact minute. Can't even tell you if it is six in the morning, or six in the evening. Be assured though, the time here will always be six something. Such is this place, where time stands halted.

Just when one imagines to have explored every hidden nook and crevice of good old Connaught Place (CP), something outrageously dramatic pops up in the area, of whose existence one had no idea. Delhi's colonial-era shopping district is dense with history, but its ever-evolving restaurants and cafes show CP to be super-sensitive to the present, constantly altering to the expectations of the moment. This place in CP is an exception. The stilled clock stands at ...