City Faith – Ladies Are Allowed Inside, Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah

City Faith – Ladies Are Allowed Inside, Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah

Defying the repulsive tradition. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] The shameful thing about Hazrat Nizamuddin dargah, one of Delhi’s holiest Sufi shrines, is that women are not allowed inside the chamber where the 14th century saint lived, died…

Who Do You Think You Are - Hiroko Naka, Traveller

Who Do You Think You Are – Hiroko Naka, Traveller

[Interview and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] The Delhi Walla was walking in the 14th century Hauz Khas monument complex when he approached a woman. Who are you? What are you doing here? I’m Hiroko Naka. I’m 47. I’m learning…

City Season – Cloud Watching, Monsoon Months

City Season – Cloud Watching, Monsoon Months

The wonders of the Delhi sky.

City Style - The Classy Delhiwalla, Matia Mahal

City Style – The Classy Delhiwalla, Matia Mahal

Searching for the stylish. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] The Delhi Walla saw this man in the Walled City’s Matia Mahal Bazaar. He was selling halwa on the pavement but he actually looked like an Ottoman vizier. The…

City Food - Julia Child Makes Badaam Pasanda in I.P. Extension

City Food – Julia Child Makes Badaam Pasanda in I.P. Extension

The great chef’s life in Delhi. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] Meet the Julia Child of I.P. Extension, a neighbourhood in east Delhi. Ms Child organizes culinary festivals in a city’s 5-star hotel, but when she has a…

Campus Notepad – Fuchchas, Hindu College

Campus Notepad – Fuchchas, Hindu College

On the morning of July 21, 2010, The Delhi Walla went to Hindu College in Delhi University.

Photo Essay - Portrait of a Marriage

Photo Essay – Portrait of a Marriage

Following men and their women.

City Hangout - Café Turtle, Khan Market

City Hangout – Café Turtle, Khan Market

The Proustian pleasure. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] Soft jazz. Handmade Thangka paintings. Gentle murmurs. Every city needs a bubble where you can pretend to be what you fancy yourself as. The Café Turtle in Delhi’s Khan Market…

Mission Delhi - Rakhshanda Jalil, Gandhi-King Plaza

Mission Delhi – Rakhshanda Jalil, Gandhi-King Plaza

One of the one per cent in 13 million. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] She looks up at the evening sky, stays still for a moment before starting to pace again. The Delhi Walla meets Rakhshanda Jalil, 47,…

City Life - Jane Austen's Guide to Delhi

City Life – Jane Austen’s Guide to Delhi

The Delhi of her novels. [By Mayank Austen Soofi] The Bollywood film Aisha, an adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel Emma, will be released in August, 2010. It is set in Delhi. Looking forward to seeing the movie, The Delhi Walla…