Atget’s Corner – 726-730, Delhi Photos Delhi Pics by The Delhi Walla - March 14, 20150 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, courtyards, kitchens and old buildings. My archive of more than 25,000 photos showcases Delhi’s ongoing evolution. Each day five randomly picked pictures from this collection will be put up on the pages of this website. The series is named in the memory of French artist Eugène Atget (1857-1927), who, in the words of a biographer, was an “obsessed photographer determined to document every corner of Paris before it disappeared under the assault of modern improvements.” Here are Delhi photos numbered 726 to 730. 726. Outside Jama
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Phebe Bay, Singapore Farewell Notice by The Delhi Walla - March 14, 2015March 14, 20151 The 34th death. [Text by Phebe Bay; photo by Marcel Sim] Born to a middle-class couple, Phebe Bay did moderately well, although she was not exceptional. As a student, for instance, she was neither the best in her classroom, nor the most outspoken. She did not play any musical instrument and, definitely, she was not the most poised. Ms Bay's life was also marked by a series of imperfections. Growing up in Singapore’s heartland, her first bicycle ride sent an impeccably trimmed row of innocent neighbourhood saplings to their early death. Her choice in clothes, too, left much to be desired - this is obviously not the place to talk about her zebra print dresses. So, what happened when that imperfect woman landed up in