City Style – The Classy Delhiwalla, Jamia Nagar Style by The Delhi Walla - November 2, 2012November 2, 20128 Searching for the stylish. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The Delhi Walla meets this woman at an apartment in Jamia Nagar, south Delhi. She is in a sharara, a pair of loose-pleated trousers usually worn by Muslim brides. Composed of floral designs in red and green, the sharara spreads around her legs in deep folds. The yellow kameez that descends to her knees is laced with embroideries depicting leaves, flowers and fruit. The head is covered with a dupatta of the same shade of yellow. The woman shows no jewelry. There is no one dressed like her. Disclosing that she has been wearing the same clothes for three days, the woman says, “I’m marrying tomorrow. The sharara was sent by the
Letter from Penguin India – A Major New Book The Delhi Walla books by The Delhi Walla - November 1, 2012November 1, 20126 A public notice. Penguin India is proud to announce the forthcoming publication of Nobody Can Love You More: Life in Delhi’s Red-Light District, by Mayank Austen Soofi. It is published by Viking, an imprint of Penguin. The first book on Delhi’s red light area tells stories of the daily lives of sex workers and brothel owners. ‘Sensitive, melancholic and sharply observant’ — William Dalrymple, historian ‘Gentle, probing, curious and tender’ — Khushwant Singh, author ‘A deeply moving account of the lives, sufferings and routines of a dark segment of Delhi’s society’ — Ashok Vajpeyi, poet The book The sex workers of Kotha No. 300 raise their children, cook for their lovers, visit temples, shrines and mosques, complain about pimps and brothel owners, listen to