City List – Delhi’s Great Jews, Around Town
The Capital heritage. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The most beautiful and inspirational post-colonial architecture in New Delhi is the work of a Jew. In other words, Delhi’s Jewish legacy goes beyond its only Jewish graveyard near Khan…
Delhi’s Bandaged Heart – Manika Dhama, Delhi Metro – Blue Line
Poetry in the city. [By Mayank Austen Soofi] Poet Manika Dhama (seen above) is a reader of Marcel Proust. She co-edits Delhi’s Proust Questionnaire along with The Delhi Walla. The regular readers of this website will recall that Ms Dhama…
Atget’s Corner – 686-690, Delhi Photos
The visible city. [By Mayank Austen Soofi] Delhi is a voyeur’s paradise and The Delhi Walla also makes pictures. I take photos of people, streets, flowers, eateries, drawing rooms, tombs, landscapes, buses, colleges, Sufi shrines, trees, animals, autos, libraries, birds,…
City Food – Wenger’s Cake Shop, Connaught Place
The Capital’s oldest surviving cake shop. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The most beautiful place in Delhi is not Humayun’s Tomb but Wenger’s. The landmark bakery in Connaught Place’s whitewashed A block appears crowded in all seasons, at…
Photo Essay – Disappeared People, Around Town
Missing from life. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Mr. Mohamad Rafiq, Son of Mohamad Ismail Aged 62 yrs. an Afghan National, was missing on 29 May 2011, At 19.00 in Saket The Delhi Walla spotted this flier on…
Delhi Archives – Barack Chowk, Obama Vihar
[Digging out old stories from The Delhi Walla] In 2009, Barack Hussein Obama took oath as the first black President of USA. In 2012, he was re-elected as the US President. In 2008, Maria Shriver, the then wife of California…
Atget’s Corner – 681-685, Delhi Photos
The visible city. [By Mayank Austen Soofi] Delhi is a voyeur’s paradise and The Delhi Walla also makes pictures. I take photos of people, streets, flowers, eateries, drawing rooms, tombs, landscapes, buses, colleges, Sufi shrines, trees, animals, autos, libraries, birds,…
City Life – Living with Cats, Old Delhi
Kitty’s own city. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Mehvash Sattar lives with her scholar father and his hundreds of rare Urdu books; the 25-year-old is a master’s student. She has many friends. The closest is the homeless Laali,…
Atget’s Corner – 676-680, Delhi Photos
The visible city. [By Mayank Austen Soofi] Delhi is a voyeur’s paradise and The Delhi Walla also makes pictures. I take photos of people, streets, flowers, eateries, drawing rooms, tombs, landscapes, buses, colleges, Sufi shrines, trees, animals, autos, libraries, birds,…
City Monument – 5 Hidden Treasures, Around Town
A selection of Delhi’s serene monuments. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The Aamir Khan-starrer film PK has had an unintended, somewhat unfortunate, impact on one serene locale: Agrasen ki Baoli. This 14th century stepwell off central Delhi’s Hailey…
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