From The Delhi Walla Archives – A Selection of Prints, “Somewhere in Delhi”, First Batch General by The Delhi Walla - October 19, 2022July 5, 20230 Tangible souvenirs [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] A dream come true. To share prints of the many many photos I take daily in this big and wide Indian capital. The “Somewhere in Delhi” prints are professionally executed by an excellent printer on Hahnemühle photorag308 gsm, and the selection is curated and designed by Anna Gerotto in Venice. Each print is signed and numbered by its writer-snapper—me! These tangible souvenirs are intended to carry a spirit of the work I have been doing non-stop day and night in the lanes of Delhi—since 2007! Three options as a start! Write to me for details at mayankaustensoofiarchive@gmail.com. Somewhere in Delhi 1. 2. 3.
City Nature – Saptaparni Tree in Bloom, India International Center & Other Places Nature by The Delhi Walla - October 19, 20220 Devil's shrub [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Silence, all. Suddenly—plop! Something falls. A bunch of pale green flowers is lying on the ground, here outside an old bungalow in Gurugram’s New Railway Road, close to pavement tailor Muhammed Irshad’s establishment. Lying as unwanted as a bird dropping. On looking up: a large tree is clothed with these flowers. Just as the arrival of golden yellow amaltas flowers launches the summers, the apparition of the much milder green globules of saptaparni marks the debut of winter. Curiously, in common speak it is known as shaitan ki jhad, or devil’s bush, which makes you wonder if shaitan could actually be that much of a shaitan. The namesake is so ethereal. Unlike the flowers of