Home Sweet Home – Abdul Sattar's Dwelling, Ganj Mir Khan

Home Sweet Home – Abdul Sattar’s Dwelling, Ganj Mir Khan

Inside the walls. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Close to midnight, Abdul Sattar is shutting his metal-plating workshop. In a few minutes, the cramped space becomes his bedroom. This suits him fine. His extended family lives just down…

Our Self-Written Obituaries – K. Varshinee, Bangalore

Our Self-Written Obituaries – K. Varshinee, Bangalore

The 179th death. [Text and photos sent by K. Varshinee] K. Varshinee, or Varshinee Krishnan (as she preferred to call herself), has finally left this world. She left the world as she had entered it, all alone. Varshinee strived all…

City Walk - Atul Grove Road, Central Delhi

City Walk – Atul Grove Road, Central Delhi

A colonial-era slice. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Most of us think of Ruskin Bond as the acclaimed writer who has always, always lived in the mountains. That’s not entirely true. Now in his eighties, this venerable author…

Our Self-Written Obituaries – Ankita Rathour, Louisiana, USA

Our Self-Written Obituaries – Ankita Rathour, Louisiana, USA

The 178th death. [Text and photos sent by Ankita Rathour] Ankita Rathour died. Finally. She was expected to be living long, mundane years but her mind was a nasty web of thoughts. She was 32. She was found sleeping in…

Mission Delhi – Saddam, Near Ansari Road

Mission Delhi – Saddam, Near Ansari Road

One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Their love story kicked off on Instagram and rapidly accelerated to late-night Skyping before abruptly terminating a few months ago. But while it lasted, Saddam…

City Monument - Bara Gumbad's Evening Mysticism, Lodhi Garden

City Monument – Bara Gumbad’s Evening Mysticism, Lodhi Garden

Evening miracle. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Waxing lyrical about Lodhi Garden isn’t difficult. But, The Delhi Walla won’t utter a single word about the incredible flora, which I have already spoken about — at night and day….

Our Self-Written Obituaries – Mystery Woman Pooja, Somewhere in Delhi

Our Self-Written Obituaries – Mystery Woman Pooja, Somewhere in Delhi

The 177th death. [Text and photos sent by Mystery Woman Pooja] Note from The Delhi Walla: The other evening a mystery woman left a very brief loving note for me in a Delhi café. Turned out she had paid for…

City Landmark - The Foot Overbridge, Majnu ka Teela

City Landmark – The Foot Overbridge, Majnu ka Teela

A world apart. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Consider this singular foot overbridge on Outer Ring Road. With prayer flags fluttering on it like butterflies, it’s so easy to see that it is so very Tibetan. And leads…

Julia Child in Delhi – Shubha Sinha Makes Her Jharkhand's Dhuska, Mayur Vihar Phase I

Julia Child in Delhi – Shubha Sinha Makes Her Jharkhand’s Dhuska, Mayur Vihar Phase I

The great chef’s life in Delhi. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] The Delhi Walla is told there was never a better time to be in Delhi than now — when it comes to the bustling restaurant scene. There’s…

City Walk - Jahanpanah City Forest, South Delhi

City Walk – Jahanpanah City Forest, South Delhi

Into the wild. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] You’ve probably heard that old expression “can’t miss the woods for the trees!” That’s exactly how The Delhi Walla felt one cold evening when venturing into Jahanpanah City Forest. My…