Our Self-Written Obituaries – Divya Patpatia, Anand Vihar
The 182nd death. [Text and photos sent by Divya Patpatia] Divya Patpatia, a writer, mother, teacher, compulsive storyteller, and lawyer died at the age of 70, after dinner on her wedding anniversary. She died choking of excessive laughter, her lungs;…
City Landmark – Metro Footbridge, Laxmi Nagar
The route to aspirations. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] It’s no secret that Delhi can never get its fill of foot bridges. They’re all over the place, aren’t they? And specifically at Metro stations, where these spans quickly…
City Food – Shambhu Nath’s Oriya Snacks, Hauz Khas Road
The faraway flavour. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Even if you choose the superfast Purushottam Express it’ll take you a good two nights and one day from Delhi to reach the great Jagannath Temple of Puri in Odisha….
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Q aka Srivatsan Manivannan, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat
The 181st death. [Text and photos sent by Srivatsan Manivannan] I died. Death pleases me. I speak from the romantic afterlife, enjoying this divorce from the responsibilities of love. There exists no greater pain than of a life chained to…
Mission Delhi – Abdul Wajid, Todarmal Lane
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] There are different ways of owning a piece of the city, The Delhi Walla realises, while walking with Abdul Wajid — a 19-year-old college student…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Taruna Khatri, Jodhpur
The 180th death. [Text and photos sent by Taruna Khatri] She often looked at herself in the mirror and wondered if anyone knew she was a troubled child. Taruna Khatri, obnoxious and overly emotional, to be 21 in a week,…
Julia Child in Delhi – Surinder Kumar Makes UP’s Matar ki Daal, Safdarjung Enclave
The great chef’s life in Delhi. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] Theatre person and former Doordarshan news reader Sunit Tandon has one of the largest collections of western classical music CDs in Delhi. Not many know, until now,…
Home Sweet Home – Abdul Sattar’s Dwelling, Ganj Mir Khan
Inside the walls. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Close to midnight, Abdul Sattar is shutting his metal-plating workshop. In a few minutes, the cramped space becomes his bedroom. This suits him fine. His extended family lives just down…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – K. Varshinee, Bangalore
The 179th death. [Text and photos sent by K. Varshinee] K. Varshinee, or Varshinee Krishnan (as she preferred to call herself), has finally left this world. She left the world as she had entered it, all alone. Varshinee strived all…
City Walk – Atul Grove Road, Central Delhi
A colonial-era slice. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Most of us think of Ruskin Bond as the acclaimed writer who has always, always lived in the mountains. That’s not entirely true. Now in his eighties, this venerable author…
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