Dateline New York – The New York Times Notices The Delhi Walla

Dateline New York – The New York Times Notices The Delhi Walla

Little delights. [By Mayank Austen Soofi] The New York Times, the world’s best newspaper, reads The Delhi Walla. On August 3, 2011, Diner’s Journal, a section in the newspaper’s website, published an article called What We’re Reading, a collection of…

City Moment – Breaking the Fast, Jama Masjid

City Moment – Breaking the Fast, Jama Masjid

The beautiful Delhi instant. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] One evening The Delhi Walla was in Jama Masjid, the grand mosque that Mughal emperor Shahjahan built in 1628. The gigantic courtyard was taken over by hundreds of men,…

Hauz Khas Series – A House in the Village, Chapter 1

Hauz Khas Series – A House in the Village, Chapter 1

Life in Delhi’s prettiest neighbourhood. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] The terrace of my apartment looks to the ruins of Hauz Khas, which were originally built as a mosque and madarsa by emperor Feroze Shah Tughlaq in 14th…

City Landmark - Nehru Archives, Teen Murti Bhawan

City Landmark – Nehru Archives, Teen Murti Bhawan

It goes online. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] Until August 2011, anyone with the ambition of understanding Jawaharlal Nehru had to fly to Delhi and spend hours at the members-only library in Teen Murti Bhavan, Nehru’s British-built residence…