City Vox Popili – A Life in Arpita’s Day, Delhi
As part of The Delhi Walla series asking citizens to “write down everything you did in one day.” Send yours in 400 words max to thedelhiwallasoofi@gmail.com [Photo by Aditya Ahuja] [By Arpita Chowdhury, a writer, poet, journalist in Delhi.] “The…
City Life – Swearwords, Walled City
Gaalis in the galis. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] An elderly man sits all day long outside a long-dead chai shop in Old Delhi’s Mohalla Qabristan. His gestures are courtly, his Urdu pronunciation is flawless, and his every…
City Vox Popili – A Life in Shezi’s Day, South Delhi
As part of The Delhi Walla series asking citizens to “write down everything you did in one day.” Send yours in 400 words max to thedelhiwallasoofi@gmail.com [Photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] [By S. Zeyaul Abrar Husain “Shezi”, a “pharma professional”…
City Vox Popili – A Life in Sarthak’s Day, Khan Market
As part of The Delhi Walla series asking citizens to “write down everything you did in one day.” Send yours in 400 words max to thedelhiwallasoofi@gmail.com [Photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] [By Sarthak Kaul, a trans-Yamuna writer] I wake up,…
City Neighbourhood – Katra Baan Wale, Old Delhi
A place-name in the Walled City. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] In the old days in Old Delhi, Purani Dilli wale would have beds of baan, strings made of “munj” or “kans” plants. These beds were called charpai,…
City Vox Popili – A Life in Abid’s’s Day, Oman Coast
As part of The Delhi Walla series asking citizens to “write down everything you did in one day.” Send yours in 400 words max to thedelhiwallasoofi@gmail.com [Photos by Syed Abid Ali] [By Syed Abid Ali,a sailor and engineer] My 7:05am…
City Vox Popili – A Life in Keziah’s Day, IIT Delhi
As part of The Delhi Walla series asking citizens to “write down everything you did in one day.” Send yours in 400 words max to thedelhiwallasoofi@gmail.com [Photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] [By Keziah Souza, a research scholar in IIT Delh]…
City Vox Popili – A Life in Tansy’s Day, Manali
As part of The Delhi Walla series asking citizens to “write down everything you did in one day.” Send yours in 400 words max to thedelhiwallasoofi@gmail.com [Photos by Dasel Troy-Norbu] [By Tansy Troy, an “educator, performer, poet”] First sun streams…
City Vox Popili – A Life in Kanwal’s Day, Paris
As part of The Delhi Walla series asking citizens to “write down everything you did in one day.” Send yours in 400 words max to thedelhiwallasoofi@gmail.com [Photo by Apoorva Arora] [By Kanwal Sohi, who study English–Language, Literature and Society–at the…
City Vox Popili – A Life in Grishika’s Day, Delhi
As part of The Delhi Walla series asking citizens to “write down everything you did in one day.” Send yours in 400 words max to thedelhiwallasoofi@gmail.com [Photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] [By Grishika Arora, a 12th grade graduate sailing through…
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