City Food - Zina Tea Stall, Near Chitli Qabar

City Food – Zina Tea Stall, Near Chitli Qabar

Staircase chai. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] Staircase is obsolete. This is the experience of many of us living in places like Gurgaon and Noida. Days go by without spotting a sweeping flight of steps. The reason is…

City Walk - Gali Nawab Mirza, Old Delhi

City Walk – Gali Nawab Mirza, Old Delhi

A secretive lane. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] The door is half-open. Inside, bright daylight is descending chup-chaap from the steep staircase, fading into a cooling darkness on nearing the floor. A young man is standing mutely by…