City Hangout – Poetry Racks, Fact & Fiction and Others
[Verse corners] [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The world is dense with prose; it is not easy to find poetry in our tweeting lives. Fortunately, Delhi continues to have a few places where you can shop for verses….
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Tanushree Ghosh, No Man’s Land
The 17th death. [Text by Tanushree Ghosh; photo by Pritha Chakrabarty] A happy-go-lucky girl, Tanushree Ghosh dreamed of sliding down waterfalls; loved the smell of wet earth and of yellow pages of an old book; consumed the works of Woolf,…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Siddhartha Gigoo, Mount Kaylasaa
The 16th death. [Text by Siddhartha Gigoo; photo by Vinod Veerakumar] On a hot July day last year, Siddhartha Gigoo went to attend a concert by Dr Yama Reaper (Phd, D.Litt), the famous violinist from Naraka, who had come to…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Saumya Kulshreshtha, Vikaspuri
The 15th death. [Text by Saumya Kulshreshtha; photo by Savi Garg] Saumya Kulshreshtha was a confident, but confused soul most of her life. She was at the heart of Delhi’s art and culture scene, and it was poetry which she…
City Life – Delhi Lovers, Lodhi Gardens
The geography of love. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Some say that love’s a little boy. Some say it’s a bird. Some say it makes the world go round — so mused a long dead poet. In Delhi,…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Rakhshanda Jalil, Somewhere in Delhi
The 14th death. [By Rakhshanda Jalil] The erstwhile noted writer Rakhshanda Jalil died late last night. Living the life of a recluse in straitened circumstances, not much was known about her last years. With over 20 books, innumerable newspaper articles,…
Atget’s Corner – 706-710, 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,…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Shujaat Khan, Jaipur
The 13th death. [Text by Shujaat Khan; photo by Yuvan] On a lazy winter afternoon of 12 January 2088, Shujat Khan shifted from his 1 BHK abode in Pratap Nagar, Jaipur, to his heavenly abode. Phew! At last, no more…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Sanchita Guha, Somewhere in the Himalayas
The 12th death. [Text by Sanchita Guha; photo by Deepali Guha] Sanchita Guha, a journalist by profession, both remarkable and unremarkable in many ways, was always a vocal opponent – at the risk of getting much flak – of the…
City Food – Honey Ginger Lemon Tea, Appetite German Bakery
The divine addiction. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] This city of sweet milky chai has a place that makes this humble drink without the traditional ingredients, and it is still deliciously addictive. The Delhi Walla is talking of…
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