Death Notice – Fact & Fiction Booksellers is Closing
Death of a landmark. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Founded in 1984, Fact & Fiction, Delhi’s most eclectic bookstore, will soon close. “In a few weeks from now, I will be bringing down the curtain on Fact &…
The Biographical Dictionary of Delhi – Bhim Sen Puri, b. Garhdiwala, Punjab, 22 March, 1922
The face of Delhi’s fifth estate. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Extra, extra, read all about it. Is there a more pleasurable morning ritual than the ceremony of unveiling a crisp, unread newspaper? Bhim Sen Puri’s daily beat…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Sabina Matthay, Berlin
The 94th death. [By Sabina Matthay] Sabina Matthay died, contemplating the finality of parting from India. When she was posted to India many years ago she couldn’t wait for her contract to end. India and the Indians, it all seemed…
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