Delhi’s Proust Questionnaire – Mayank Austen Soofi, Fresc Co
The Proustian self-introspection. [By The Delhi Proustians] The Proust Questionnaire represents a form of interview that owes its structure to answers given by French novelist Marcel Proust, the author of In Search of Lost Time, at two birthday parties that…
City Moment – The Circumcision, Ghaffar Manzil
The beautiful Delhi instant. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] One evening The Delhi Walla attended the khatna, the circumcision, of a Muslim boy. The ceremony took place at his home in the South Delhi neighbourhood of Ghaffar Manzil….
The Biblio Cover – On Nobody Can Love You More
Life in a red light district. [Photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The May-June 2013 issue of Biblio: A Review of Books, India’s most prestigious literary journal, showcases Nobody Can Love You More: Life in Delhi’s Red Light District, a book…
City Walk –Weeping Fig Way, Near Humayun’s Tomb
The tree-lined path. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The narrow dust track is guarded on both sides by the weeping fig (Ficus benjamina). The path is so small that you could walk its entire length in two minutes….
Photo Essay – The Resting Labourers, Connaught Place
The lunch hour. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] One afternoon The Delhi Walla came across a team of daily-wage labourers in Connaught Place, the city’s colonial-era commercial district. They were building a low brick-wall in a parking area….
City Library – Nishat Fatima’s Books, Greater Kailash-I
A vanishing world. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] One evening The Delhi Walla knocks on the door of Nishat Fatima. In her thirties, Ms Fatima lives in a second-floor apartment in Greater-Kailash I, a south Delhi neighbourhood. Her…
City Hangout – Dining Room & Lounge, India International Centre
Dining with the VIPs. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Request the fifth table on the right. For before he became president, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam would take his vegetarian thali there. The table was also preferred by late prime…
Geetanjali Chitnis’s Review – On Nobody Can Love You More
Life in a red light district. [By Geetanjali Chitnis; photo by Marina Bang] Bangalore-based writer Geetanjali Chitnis discussed Nobody Can Love You More: Life in Delhi’s Red Light District, a book by The Delhi Walla in her blog, which is…
Mission Delhi – Salim Khan, Kasturba Gandhi Marg
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] He picks a slab of butter, takes out a slice of bread, breaks open an egg, chops a tomato, picks another slab of butter. These…
City Season – The Yellow Amaltas, Prithviraj Marg
The summer dream. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] June in Delhi is a hot month. But the summer has its consolations — and The Delhi Walla is not implying the midnight car rides to India Gate for ice…
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