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Mayank Austen Soofi lives in a library in Basti Hazrat Nizamuddin, Delhi.

12 Responses to About

  1. Vishal on May 29, 2010 at 12:47 PM

    Hi,

    Nice Site.

    Please let us know what you charge if someone wants to publish these photos on their blog or journal or online medium?

    Please accept my good wishes for creating this photo website. Its a very good one.

    Thanks
    Vishal

  2. Nayantara on May 31, 2010 at 2:38 PM

    Congratulations for your new domain!

    P.S.
    Most of us would’ve already deduced by now that you must be living out of a library and thy readership too soars cross border(s) wouldn’t it be nice to expand the ‘About’ column..
    I’m pretty sure that your readers would like to know more about you

  3. Mission Green Delhi on July 8, 2011 at 11:16 PM

    Impressive Work on Delhiwalla.

  4. gaurav on August 7, 2011 at 4:46 PM

    don’t you think that your site has a large space for improvement and it there is not much required information given on your site, well i think so that there is lots and lots of work to be done but this won’t be possible by one man army.

  5. Swati on August 8, 2011 at 1:24 PM

    i would like to congratulate you on your very own domain and wish you luck for future. The content here is amazing., Wish you could have an RSS feed section so I could directly get the content on my google reader. I hope u work on it in future. I would love to see more about other sufi shrines in delhi. Thank you.

  6. AKASH SURI on August 21, 2011 at 11:41 AM

    Hello Dear…..
    Very Nice Website…….
    U hv putting ur lot of efforts……

    Regards:-
    Akash Suri
    Jammu

  7. Shilpi on September 2, 2011 at 10:26 PM

    Great work! Love your efforts on the city! The young brigade will change the city we so love! Btw, somehow we get lost in the grandeur of Old Delhi but there is a city that lives right across the Yamuna which is shrouded in mysteries which gets lost in the heritage of Old Delhi and the persona of New Delhi. Ever thought of walking across the bridge.

  8. Ru chika on September 14, 2011 at 3:56 PM

    Hi Mayank,

    The way you notice and love Delhi, no one else will be able to .

    Your work is amazing. Right from South Delhi to East Delhi people..to delhi roads.. food.. trees..monuments..fashion sense..behavior.. you have written about them all so accurately.

    Just wanted to wish you luck and success, my fellow delhiwalla :)

  9. Berant Adams on October 19, 2011 at 4:38 PM

    Please let me know mail id of Arundhati Roy. Where does she live in Delhi. Your works are so impressive. Please have a separate section for eat outs. I am fed up searching for good reasonably priced food in Delhi.

  10. Syed on November 22, 2011 at 11:49 PM

    Good Job!

    Nice website, nice pictures!

  11. Shaheen Sultan Dhanji on December 13, 2011 at 4:57 AM

    Mayank, you are waltzing with talent, intelligence and brilliant expression. Keep dancing…

  12. Monami on January 15, 2012 at 3:57 PM

    I hated the city as a kid…! Yes I did. But the pictures in history books and the stories of all those dynasties always ended up capturing my imagination. Today I am here and I can finally say, I love Delhi. I love it for its nooks and crannies and its broken, semi and totally damaged vestiges of the past.! I am bookmarking your blog and at the same time, I am thanking you for what you have created. Stay happy in your library!!

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