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Bombay 26/11 – Delhi is Far

November 28, 2008
Bombay 26/11 – Delhi is Far

The Delhi walla‘s pretension in writing makes me want to lodge a bullet in his balls – Blogger Nimpipi, the woodchuck chucks GO STRAIGHT TO MORE STORIESContact mayankaustensoofi@gmail.com for ad enquiries. The show goes on in the Capital. Bombay, the site of 27/11 terror attacks, is far...
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Dateline Bombay – Oh Taj, 26/11

November 27, 2008
Dateline Bombay – Oh Taj, 26/11

The Delhi walla‘s pretension in writing makes me want to lodge a bullet in his balls – Blogger Nimpipi, the woodchuck chucks GO STRAIGHT TO MORE STORIESContact mayankaustensoofi@gmail.com for ad enquiries. All Delhi wallas are Mumbaikars today. Today Delhi has become Bombay. The Delhi...
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Capital View – The Best of Delhi

November 25, 2008
Capital View – The Best of Delhi

The Delhi walla‘s pretension in writing makes me want to lodge a bullet in his balls – Blogger Nimpipi, the woodchuck chucks GO STRAIGHT TO MORE STORIESContact mayankaustensoofi@gmail.com for ad enquiries. What do ex-Delhi wallas miss about the city. I love Delhi. Imagine my distress when I...
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City Classic – Sablok Clinic, Daryaganj

November 23, 2008
City Classic – Sablok Clinic, Daryaganj

The Delhi walla‘s pretension in writing makes me want to lodge a bullet in his balls – Blogger Nimpipi, the woodchuck chucks GO STRAIGHT TO MORE STORIESContact mayankaustensoofi@gmail.com for ad enquiries. The Capital’s legendary sex clinic promises a ‘cure’ for homosexuality. Other than gonorrhea, syphilis, impotency, night...
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Maximum City — Being Indian in the Indian Capital

November 18, 2008
Maximum City — Being Indian in the Indian Capital

The Delhi walla‘s pretension in writing makes me want to lodge a bullet in his balls – Blogger Nimpipi, the woodchuck chucks GO STRAIGHT TO MORE STORIESContact mayankaustensoofi@gmail.com for ad enquiries. A lady from Northeast India is called ‘chinky noodle’ in Delhi. One day Ms Sonam Tsomo...
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City Life – Spit Please, This is Delhi

November 15, 2008
City Life – Spit Please, This is Delhi

The Delhi walla‘s pretension in writing makes me want to lodge a bullet in his balls – Blogger Nimpipi, the woodchuck chucks GO STRAIGHT TO MORE STORIESContact mayankaustensoofi@gmail.com for ad enquiries. The capital has a rich spitting culture. The forcible ejection of saliva from one’s mouth can...
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City Walk – ITO Crossing, Central Delhi

November 12, 2008
City Walk – ITO Crossing, Central Delhi

One morning at Delhi’s most irksome traffic intersection. Not again! My Blueline stuck in the traffic jam at ITO. I curse the bus, the city, and kick my way out of the chicken coop. I run up on the footbridge escalators (yes, an escalator!), show my thumb...
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Capital Neighbourhood — A Booklover's Life in Ballimaran

November 9, 2008
Capital Neighbourhood — A Booklover's Life in Ballimaran

The Delhi walla‘s pretension in writing makes me want to lodge a bullet in his balls – Blogger Nimpipi, the woodchuck chucks GO STRAIGHT TO MORE STORIESContact mayankaustensoofi@gmail.com for ad enquiries. All he want is some quiet. How is it like to live in Ballimaran, an Old...
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Capital Community — How Delhi Treat its Biharis

November 9, 2008
Capital Community — How Delhi Treat its Biharis

The Delhi walla‘s pretension in writing makes me want to lodge a bullet in his balls – Blogger Nimpipi, the woodchuck chucks GO STRAIGHT TO MORE STORIESContact mayankaustensoofi@gmail.com for ad enquiries. There’s a kind of soft aggression against the community. There’s a saying in Hindi that everyone...
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Capital Society – Darker than Obama

November 6, 2008
Capital Society – Darker than Obama

What does Barack’s victory means to dark-skinned Delhi wallas? If America sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold. After breaking the racial barrier by becoming the first black president of the US, Barack Obama has created ripples from Denver to Dar-es-Salaam to Delhi, a city...
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