Our Self-Written Obituaries – Anubhuti Krishna, aka Thatgirlinmuddyboots, Sector 9, Dwarka Farewell Notice by The Delhi Walla - December 25, 2017December 26, 20170 The 154th death. [Text and photos by Anubhuti Krishna] This morning Anubhuti Krishna, aka Thatgirlinmuddyboots, was found dead in her bedroom amidst her pile of journals, ink pens, half-read books, and silver earrings. Her laptop was found beside her, her glasses were still on her nose. Her half-written notes suggest she was trying to fight the writer’s block yet again. Ms Krishna is said to have been survived by her unfulfilled dreams and unrealistic aspirations. Some of which include seeing her book in print, being a famous writer, making a bank full of money and having thick wavy hair. Believed to be rude and arrogant by most, and obnoxious by many, she died an extremely anxious and partly depressed woman, albeit she did
City Landmark – The New Bahrisons Booksellers, Gurgaon Landmarks by The Delhi Walla - December 25, 20171 The legacy store. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Gentle winter light is falling on the bookshelves, streaming into isolated pools of dappled warmth. Here and there, boxes lay on the floor, unopened, beside piles of books waiting to be kept where they have to be kept. In one of the book-lined alleys, a white-haired woman in salwar suit is holding on to her walking stick. Her name is Bhag Bahri Malhotra. She’s the matriarch of Bahrisons Booksellers, the legendary Khan Market bookshop that will turn 65 next year. But don’t get The Delhi Walla wrong: this is not the upscale Central Delhi market so beloved of authors, diplomats and expats that I'm talking about. I'm in the National Capital Region—in Gurgaon’s