City Neighbourhood – Empress Razia Sultan’s Locality, Bulbuli Khana
Razia’s area. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Such narrow streets. Such broken rutty paths. And this happens to be a queen’s address. Who was the only female ruler of the Delhi Sultanate. The way to Razia Sultan’s grave…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Dr Santosh Bakaya, Jaipur
The 237th death. [Text and photo sent by Dr Santosh Bakaya] Here lies the Mad Hatter! Finally. She kicked the bucket today. Ah, that reminds me, she could not tick off many items on her bucket list. Death came suddenly,…
Mission Delhi – Iffat zarrin, Galli Hakimwalli
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] Poet Iffat Zarrin’s home in Old Delhi’s Galli Hakimwalli has a picturesque courtyard where she often spends time composing verses. An associate professor of Urdu…
City Season – The Summertime Amaltas Flowers, Sukhrali Village, Gurgaon
The first sighting. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] It is one of the few nice things about the summer. And it has arrived. The Amaltas trees are starting to bloom. The golden yellow flowers have just begun to…
City Walk – Raisina Hill Walk, Central Delhi
Into the heart of the governing elite. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The 2019 General Election results will be out later this month. By then we’ll have a clear idea of who would be ruling upon us for…
City Monument – The New Church of Epiphany, Civil Lines, Gurgaon
A contemporary monument. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] So simple and yet so elegant and contemporary. The Church of the Epiphany in Gurgaon’s Civil Lines truly resonates with the spirit of this so-called Millennium City in the National…
City Food – Rooh Afza Drink Stall, Old Delhi
Summer’s utmost pleasure. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Where else to have a tasty glass of scarlet-hued sherbet than in the bazaar lanes of Old Delhi? Make a point this summer to turn up at a modest establishment…
Mission Delhi – Toy Train Driver Surjeet, Ambience Mall, Gurgaon
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] The world is full of possibilities and some folks are able to find jobs that one never imagined to have existed. Take Surjeet, for example….
City Walk – Kaka Nagar, Central Delhi
A neighbourhood stroll. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The serene and privileged world of government housing seems nigh unto dead in this sweltering mid-afternoon, here in Central Delhi. Finding a single fellow human walking about in the Kaka…
City Hangout – Ramzan Nights, Zakir Nagar
Fasting, shopping, feasting. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Ramzan 2019 starts this week. This is a month in which the Muslims believe that the Quran was sent down from heaven. To purify their inner and outer selves, followers…
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