Mission Delhi – Jasbir Chatterjee, Vikaspuri
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Jasbir Chatterjee, 54, was working as a customer relations manager in a car dealership until recently — until the day before Diwali, actually, when she…
Debris of Life & Mind – “Brain Tumor Survivor” Sumaiya Siddiqui’s Dream, Manama, Bahrain
Sharing a dream. [Text by Sumaiya Siddiqui, photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] I’m sitting at his feet, weeping silently, while he runs a hand over my head. Dressed in all white and very uncharacteristically but stereotypically wearing soorma, he’s with…
Mission Delhi – Kalicharan, Central Delhi
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] One of his feet is wrapped in plastic — the kind of bag in which the fruit sellers might keep your apples. “It has patti…
City Faith – Lakshmi Narayan Mandir, Kucha Pati Ram
The sacred secret. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The courtyard is flooded with daylight. The marble feels cold to the bare feet. A hand pump lies in the corner. This tranquil destination is one of the very few…
Debris of Life & Mind – “Art Admirer” Jordana Marak’s Dream, Tura
Sharing a dream. [Text by Jordana Marak, photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] I was headed to a public washroom and to reach there, I had to jump a height of about 1 metre. On jumping, there was a huge bucket…
Mission Delhi – Jagdamba Prasad, Connaught Place
[Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] He’s looking like an emissary from a different world — partly because of his dress. Sitting on a sidewalk in central Delhi’s Connaught Place, the white-haired Jagdamba Prasad is attired in a cotton…
Atget’s Corner – 1171-1175, Delhi Photos
The visible city. [By Mayank Austen Soofi] Delhi is a voyeur’s paradise and The Delhi Walla also makes pictures. I take photos of people, streets, flowers, eateries, drawing rooms, tombs, landscapes, buses, colleges, Sufi shrines, trees, animals, autos, libraries, birds,…
City Hangout – Yasin Plaza, Sadar Bazaar, Gurgaon
The joys of signage art. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Here’s a delicious assault of the shop signages. New Fashion House has “parde hi parde,” boasting a great choice of curtains. Sudhiksha Beauty Parlour also happens to be…
City Food – Daulat ki Chaat, Walled City
Taste of winter. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] It’s just another smoggy morning in the Walled City’s Galli Chooriwallan street. Some people are in masks, many are not. Lazy dogs are snoozing under vegetable carts, and greedy cats…
Debris of Life & Mind – Digital Marketer Aditya Jadhav’s Dream, Nasik
Sharing a dream. [Text by Aditya Jadhav, photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] I’m walking alone in a dense forest. After a while, I come to a clearing to see an ancient building. I walk towards it and enter through the…
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