The next world. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] It’s a mystery why guidebooks have been indifferent to the (deathly) charms of one of Delhi's oldest British cemeteries. Guarded by a cross-shaped gateway, Nicholson Cemetery has a sloping, grassy landscape dotted with tombstones, some intricately carved, some stark and simple. Neem, date and tamarind trees watch over like sentinels, while thick bougainvilleas, weighed down with flowers, shed pink petals over the graves of 'dearly loved' children and 'beloved' spouses. The personal details of the departed are preceded by carefully chosen poems or Biblical verses. One tomb inscription reads: "Jesus said, weep not." Stone angels look over your shoulder as you try to decipher these engravings after sweeping away the dry leaves that cover