Delhi’s Proust Questionnaire – Rekha Gupta, Ghaziabad Delhi Proustians by The Delhi Walla - January 7, 20240 The parlour confession. [By Mayank Austen Soofi] This afternoon for lunch she made the winter season’s first sarson ka saag, along with makke ki roti. Rekha Gupta lives with her husband Mahabir Prasad, a retired officer, in a first-floor apartment. Dressed in a green-and-red Banarasi sari bought 10 years ago for the teej festival, she agrees to become a part of The Delhi Walla's Proust Questionnaire series in which citizens are nudged to make “Parisian parlour confessions”, all to explore our distinct experiences. (While her husband gets busy making adrak ki chai for her and her interlocutor). Your favourite qualities in people. Well-qualified in manners and education, simple nature, no dikhawa (show-off), devoted to the family. What do you appreciate the most in your
City Vox Popili – A Life in Pankaj’s Day, Delhi Life by The Delhi Walla - January 7, 20240 As part of The Delhi Walla series asking citizens to “write down everything you did in one day.” Send yours in 400 words max to thedelhiwallasoofi@gmail.com [Photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] [By Pankaj Gupta, a steel trader in Central Delhi.] Like every morning, I woke up at 6am, but due to the intense craving for the warm blanket, I left the bed unwillingly only by 7am. At 7.10am, my dear wife and I savoured the tea, which is always an eye-opener, while still sitting on our bed. After that, the very first dialogue exchanged between us pertained to the breakfast. Since our daughter had to leave for the college, my homemaker's first priority was to prepare breakfast for her. The daughter had fresh and delicious