City Season – Bougainvillea Bushes, Around Town
More heat, more flowers. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] As Delhi gets white hot in May, the multi-colored flowers of the thorny bougainvillea spread across the capital in shades of pink, white, brown, yellow, orange, purple and blue….
Delhi’s Bandaged Heart – C.P. Cavafy, Rail Bhawan
Poetry in the city. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The Delhi Walla arranged to meet poet C.P. Cavafy at his office in Rail Bhawan, the headquarters of the Indian Railways in Central Delhi. At the age of twenty…
City Culture – Rules for Ayahs, The Delhi Golf Club
On lesser human beings. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The Delhi Walla is not a member of The Delhi Golf Club. Thank God. The 220-acre course of green grass and Lodhi-era tombs mirrors the perverse side of this…
Photo Essay – The Delhiwallas, Then & Now
The way we were. [Text and coloured photos by Mayank Austen Soofi; black & white photos by India Photo Archive Foundation] “A photograph never grows old,” said Albert Einstein. “You and I change, people change all through the months and…
Mission Delhi – Jyoti Mariyam Hora, Indian Christian Cemetery
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] How to find her? The Delhi Walla is at the Indian Christian Cemetery in Paharganj. I’m looking for Jyoti Mariyam Hora. A few days ago…
City List – Resident Birds, Lodhi Garden
Delhi by list. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Spread over 80 acres, Lodhi Garden was developed around four monuments. A village called Khairpur was erased to give way to this urban oasis. The garden was originally named after…
City Culture – De Bhasar, Nehru Place
The philosophy of nonsense. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Tumri maa ko choot number Apni maa choot walle The Delhi Walla saw this Devnagri calligraphy by an unknown Bhasarian artist at an office basement in Nehru Place, a…
City Hangout – Castro Café, Jamia Millia Islamia
The ideas den. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The floor is of Kota stone. The benches have wooden sheesham tops. There are no doors. Designed by the Delhi-based Romi Khosla Design Studio, this is Castro Café in Jamia…
The Reuters Interview – On Nobody Can Love You More
Life in a red light district. [By Atish Patel] Atish Patel of Reuters discussed Nobody Can Love You More: Life in Delhi’s Red Light District, a book by The Delhi Walla. Click here to read it on the agency’s website,…
Photo Essay – A Sleeping Man, Outside Humayun’s Tomb
Evening dreams. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] One evening The Delhi Walla was walking in the garden outside the ticket window of Humayun’s Tomb. The grass was covered with dry leaves. The traffic sounds of Mathura Road were…
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