City Food – Tea Stall’s Account Book and Chai, Roshanpura, Gurgaon
The ecosystem of chai. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Each pavement chai stall looks alike in its extreme modesty—there’s the pan, or kettle, the stove and the gas cylinder. But each chai stall is unique, its character coming…
Home Sweet Home – Mintu & Family, Delhi Footpaths
A family with dogs. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] This industrious family of ragpickers manages to earn around 10,000 rupees every month, which they reckon is sufficient for themselves and their three dogs–Kaloo, Laloo and Julie. But, on…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Aparna Tripathy, Bangalore
The 215th death. [Text and photos sent by Aparna Tripathy] Aparna Tripathy, 27, was found dead in her room, the movie Dead Poets Society nonchalantly playing on her laptop. Ms Tripathy lived with Goofy and Pluto (dogs) and Hobbes (cat)…
City Faith – Poet Kabir’s Temple, Gurgaon
Shrine to a verse-writer. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The gate is latched from inside, but you can open it by sliding your hands through the grill. And over the far end of the courtyard sits the bearded…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Vishwam Prakash, Noida
The 214th death. [Text and photos sent by Vishwam Prakash] Vishwam Prakash died yesterday when he choked on a gulab jamun. He looked fulfilled and at peace in death largely because of how good the gulab jamun was. Mr Prakash…
Mission Delhi – Muhammed Salman, Bazaar Lane
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] A kind of sartorial splendour enhances Muhammed Salman’s daily runs on his rickshaw. This morning he’s peddling through a Central Delhi bazaar, elegantly dressed in…
City Monument – Unnamed Mosque, Agrasen ki Baoli
The beauty of an ignored ruin. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] So melancholic and beautiful, and nobody bothers about it. The unnamed and unused mosque is tucked in a corner of the Agrasen ki Baoli, one of Delhi’s…
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