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And this chaotic, fast-changing, colourful and diverse urban village has caught the attention of historians, photographers, artists and architects who study, document and engage in their own way with Khirki. Abutting Khirki village is Khirki Extension, where small-time entrepreneurs, labourers, sweatshop workers, artists from across the world, people from Nigeria, Somalia, Ivory Coast and Afghanistan, sometimes here to access medical care, all live. The walk ends at the majestic Khirki Masjid built in 1351 by Khan-i-Jahan Junaan Telangani, the prime minister of Feroz Shah Tughlaq. Stories from long agoEkta Chauhan grew up in a joint family in Khirki village. “I’ve lived in other neighbourhoods in Delhi but Khirki village has a unique vibe, there’s life on the streets even at midnight, it is cosmopolitan,” he says..