City Life – Vaccination Camps, Jama Masjid
The mosque in the Covid-era. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] The five tents are in red. A flap of cloth sewed on one of them says: Covid 19 Vaccination Center. The tents stand in Jama Masjid, as a…
City Life – Sania and Her Family, Rahim Road
New arrivals. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] It is early morning. The couple and their four children got off minutes ago from the overnight train. Unlike many other passengers who were busy hailing the auto or booking the…
City Life – Noor Muhammed & Nameless, Mathura Road Subway
Underground companions. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] They live together. Noor Muhammed is in his 60s. The nameless one is one year old. The first one is a human. The other is a cat. They pass their time…
City Life – Three Chair Makers, Central Delhi
A fading profession. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] They are sitting on the floor, not on chairs, even though they are professional chair makers. The three gents are weaving cane chairs this icy afternoon in a central Delhi…
City Life – Theatre Stage, Mandi House Roundabout
A play ground. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] They all are speaking at the same time, speaking over each other, and so uninhibitedly and loudly that you will fear their lungs might explode any moment. Actually, these six…
City Life – Ms Kashmiro & Harish Chander, Sadar Bazar
Two lives. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] She sits down on the pavement, as people pass to and fro, here in Gurgaon’s Sadar Bazar in the Greater Delhi Region. Ms Kashmiro has a large bundle of raw papads…
City Life – Abdul Sattar’s Scholarly Pursuits, Pahari Imli
A scholar’s life. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The bookish pursuits of Old Delhi scholar Abdul Sattar are as steadfast as the coronavirus pandemic. Just this morning, the venerable gentleman put on his beret cap and N95 face…
City Life – Migrants Going Home, Gurgaon Railway Station
Big city disappointment. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Blue denim jeans, small enough to be of a child. A pair of white pajamas. A red lehenga with golden border. A blue sari with white polka dots. These are…
City Life – Four Labourers, Tiraha Behram Khan
Waiting for work. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] They are sitting on their haunches, waiting for work. House painters Madan Lal, Gopal, Jagdish and Malik are stationed with their paint brushes in Old Delhi’s Tiraha Behram Khan. This…
City Life – Three Friends, Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti
Bonds they share. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] A great amount of uninhibited giggling is going on among the three friends, here in this lane in central Delhi’s Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya. A quick investigation reveals that Saddam (in…
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