Delhi’s Bandaged Heart – Shahwar Kibria, South Extension-I
Poetry in the city. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The Delhi Walla arranged to meet poet Shahwar Kibria outside the showrooms of South Extension-I market. In her early 20s, she works as an editor in a publishing firm….
The IBNLive Review – On Nobody Can Love You More
Life in a red light district. [By Vivek Tejuj] The Bombay-based literary blogger Vivek Tejuja, who manages Of Books and Reading, discussed Nobody Can Love You More: Life in Delhi’s Red Light District, a book by The Delhi Walla, on…
City Season – The Last Mist, India Gate
A time of the year. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] It is early March. The coldness in Delhi’s air is arriving at an end. One early morning The Delhi Walla went to India Gate maidan in the center…
City Hangout – Lanes & Localities, Old Delhi
The Walled City dictionary. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Once, it was a land of galis (lanes) and kuchas (residential alleys usually inhabited by people having the same occupation). But little remains of Purani Dehli’s canals and tree-lined…
City Moment – Prayer for the Poet, Ghalib’s Tomb
The beautiful Delhi instant. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] It is later afternoon. The Delhi Walla is in the tomb of poet Mirza Ghalib. It is in Central Delhi’s Nizamuddin Basti, which is home to the dargah of…
City Sighting – Arundhati Roy, India Islamic Centre
The leather woman. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] One evening The Delhi Walla sighted his most beloved Delhiite – author Arundhati Roy. She was in a black leather jacket and black Levi jeans. Ms Roy was at the…
The Statesman Review – On Nobody Can Love You More
Life in a red light district. [By Mita Ghose] Mita Ghose discussed Nobody Can Love You More: Life in Delhi’s Red Light District, a book by The Delhi Walla in The Statesman daily. Click here to read it on the…
City Style – The Classy Delhiwalla, Sadar Bazar
Searching for the stylish. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The Delhi Walla saw this young man on a street corner in Sadar Bazar. His black topi is embroidered with gold threads and festooned with colored sequins. His maroon…
City Faith – Urs, Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah
Celebrating the saint’s death. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The Urs ceremony, or the death anniversary, of Delhi’s 14th century Sufi saint Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, starts on February 27 2013. It will end on March 3. Urs means…
City Hangout – BK Dutt Colony, Central Delhi
A cushioned world. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] In the summer, the blooming flowers of the park’s Amaltas trees paint BK Dutt Colony a shade of gold. During the rest of the year, however, the park looks as…
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