Priya Market has grown up alongside Delhi. What began as a quiet colony market slowly turned into a hangout, then into one of the city’s easy, everyday hubs. The cinema evolved, the crowd changed, new cafés emerged, but the soul remained familiar.

As part of sharing little pieces of my story, I wanted to talk about a place that’s been with me through it all. Through different versions of the city, and different versions of me. Some places don’t ask you to be anyone new. They let you return as you are. You walk through with a coffee in hand, watching the lane unfold, the familiar faces, the unhurried conversations, the quiet comfort of knowing exactly where you are. And in that moment, you realise why Priya still feels like home.

If there’s a place in your neighbourhood that holds memories like this, the ones you don’t even realise you’re collecting, share it with me, or DM @bluetokaicoffee ?

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