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Roshan Di Kulfi

One of two Delhi kulfi institutions here whose founding is explicitly and independently sourced as a Partition-migration story, with a named third-generation owner quoted directly about production philosophy — the strongest counterpart on record.

What to order
Kesar pista falooda kulfi, named by Ishan Soni as the shop's most popular dish since the founder's era

What we know

  • Founded by Roshan Lal Soni, a 19-year-old refugee who migrated from Lahore to Delhi during Partition in 1947 and began selling dry fruits door-to-door before turning to kulfi in Karol Bagh — a sourced Partition-migration story, not an inferred one
  • Founder walked four kilometres from Shakti Nagar to Karol Bagh daily, carrying milk tins on his shoulder, per his grandson's on-record account
  • Third-generation grandson Ishan Soni (33 at time of interview) directly quoted on maintaining the founder's quality standard: '...our priority has always been to ensure that the quality of our kulfi never changes'
  • Signature product named and traced to the founder: kesar pista falooda kulfi, described as still the shop's most popular item
  • Grew from a single street stall to, per the family's own account, 'a multi-storey and multi-cuisine store' in the same Karol Bagh location
Status
open
Address
Ajmal Khan Road, Karol Bagh, Delhi
Maker
Ishan Soni, third-generation owner (grandson of founder), interviewed on the record
Opened
1947
Last checked
2026-08-22

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