City Season – Finding Poets, etc, in the World’s Most Poisonous Smog, Around Delhi
Life in the world’s most polluted city. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] “Fashion in dystopia,” a friend commented while showing The Delhi Walla a photo on her phone of a young woman wearing a mask, the kind one…
City Nature – The Dream Sky of a Nightmare City, Mainly East Delhi
The heavenly view. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] A freak occurrence, this was unthinkable in one of the world’s most polluted cities. One evening The Delhi Walla saw an incredible sight near the Oberoi Hotel flyover. The normally…
City Season – The First Monsoon Shower, Khan Market
The wet days. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] First, lightning and thunder. That upset the birds. Then a strong wind started. Leaves blew everywhere. One evening The Delhi Walla was in Khan Market when the weather decided to…
City Season – Amaltas in Decline, Amrita Shergil Marg
Farewell to summer. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The magic is gone. It’s no longer the same thing. The flowers look pale, many are almost sickly white. To tell the truth, most of these Amaltas trees no longer…
City Nature – Blue Trees, Maharshi Raman Road
Impressionism in Delhi. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] It’s a melancholy sight. The flowers are falling noiselessly from the trees on their own volition. One evening The Delhi Walla comes across a few trees in bloom on Central…
City Nature – The Two Bougainvillea Trees, Lodhi Gardens
The true city. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The truth is that the actual city consists of only two bougainvillea trees—the rest of Delhi is an illusion. The two trees stand in Lodhi Gardens. One March afternoon The…
City Season – The Magical February Evening Sky, Central Delhi
Too beautiful to last. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] At last. Finally. Despite all odds. But who could have believed it? One cold evening the sky of the world’s most polluted city opened up. It gently reminded the…
City Season – Living With PM 2.5, Lodhi Gardens and Elsewhere
In the world’s most polluted city. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Walking in the Lodhi Gardens in central Delhi is always beautiful. This winter, particularly, do look out for that misty haze of PM 2.5 enveloped around the…
City Nature – The Majestic Pilkhan Tree, Deer Park
Larger than death. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] Life is a series of disappointments. And then you see something grand and noble, which surpasses life. One ancient morning, a couple of seasons ago, The Delhi Walla came across…
City Season – Signs of Winter, Around Town
A nip in the air. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The world in Delhi changed on the morning of 28 October 2015. “It is finally cold,” said Arshad Ali Fehmi (see above), an Old Delhi resident. He was…
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