Home Sweet Home - Nizamuddin & Others, Jama Masjid

Home Sweet Home – Nizamuddin & Others, Jama Masjid

Housing on the pave. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] They literally live in the shadow of the Jama Masjid. Right under the Mughal-era monument’s west-facing wall, towards which the attendees inside the mosque offer their prayers. This late…

City Hangout - Muhammed Irfan's Chai Stall, Outside Jama Masjid

City Hangout – Muhammed Irfan’s Chai Stall, Outside Jama Masjid

Chai with a view. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The sun is rising behind the distant Red Fort. Its grainy golden shine is falling softly on the centuries-old stone steps of Jama Masjid (gate no. 3). Oblivious to…

Mission Delhi - Vikas, Gurgaon Bus Stand

Mission Delhi – Vikas, Gurgaon Bus Stand

One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are. That’s the famous saying of Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. The legendary French gourmand…