Delhi’s Proust Questionnaire – School Student Amaan Saifi, Central Delhi

Delhi’s Proust Questionnaire – School Student Amaan Saifi, Central Delhi

The parlour confession. [By Mayank Austen Soofi] The household is all astir at this early morning hour, here in central Delhi. 9th standard student Amaan Saifi has his English exam today. As he prepares to leave for the school on…

City Food - Khajla, Ameer Sweet House & Elsewhere

City Food – Khajla, Ameer Sweet House & Elsewhere

Season’s delicacy. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] It looks like a giant golgappa, or an extra-large raj kachori. Some might confuse it with the enormous bhathura served in a landmark Connaught Place restaurant. But it is neither of…