Mission Delhi – Sharib, Kamra Bangash Mission Delhi by The Delhi Walla - May 18, 2023May 25, 20230 One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] First, he plotted an escape from his Old Delhi. Then, he plotted a return. Sharib, 29, draws an arch of his eventful round journey. “My father is a retired mechanic. My bhai is a mechanic. I wanted to do something different, to get away from our Purani Dilli. With some efforts, I found a job far outside the (walled) city, in a mall... I gave up the retail line few years later, setting up my own business in our Purani Dilli, a business based on my hobby, I’m a hobbyist.” This afternoon, Sharib’s Moon Light Stars Fish Aquarium in Kamra Bangash is filled with small and huge aquariums,
City Landmark – Plaza Amphitheatre, Basant Lok Market Landmarks by The Delhi Walla - May 18, 2023May 18, 20230 Today with yesterdays. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] Sail boats in the harbour. Their white sails arrayed beside each other—see photo. But there’s no hulk, no deck, no mast, no river. No boats either. The sail-like objects are simply sheets of fabric spread upon an amphitheater, here in a corner of Basant Lok Market. This late hour, three-four women are sitting on the amphitheater’s tiered steps with shopping bags, looking contended. A few paces away a heavily tattooed loner is wolfing down something fried and greasy off a sauce-smeared paper plate. Meanwhile, a cool breeze has descended upon the summer evening like a memory of winter. The serene amphitheater feels detached from the surrounding commerce consisting of cafés, restaurants, and a