City List – The Nehru-Gandhi Archaeological Park, Around Town
Delhi by list. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Hyderabad has the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Bombay, the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, and Chennai, the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Our Delhi has well over 60 institutions, landmarks and places named…
City List – Dancing Girls & Boys, 18th Century Delhi
A few famous names. [Compiled by Mayank Austen Soofi] During the reign of Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah, a young man from Hyderabad called Dargah Quli Khan stayed in Delhi from 1739 to 1741. Muraqqa e Dehli, his diary of those…
City List – Old Gates, Walled City
Delhi by list. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The Mughal-era Walled City of Shahjahanabad, or Old Delhi, had 14 gateways, out of which two were raised in the Red Fort. The fort was commissioned by Emperor Shahjahan in…
City List – Old Cinemas, Around Town
Delhi by list. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Delhi has dozens of multiplexes. Indeed, the country’s first multiplex, PVR, opened in the capital in Saket in 1997. The Delhi Walla is in possession of the cinema-listing page of…
City List – 22 Sufis, Around Town
Delhi by list. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Delhi’s first Sufi establishment is said to be that of Khwaja Qutubbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki, the 14th century ascetic. He was the disciple and spiritual successor of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti of…
City List – Prohibited Items, Delhi Metro
Delhi by list. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] According to the Delhi Metro Railway (Prohibition of Carriage of Large-sized Luggage, Carriage of Offensive and Dangerous Goods in the Metro Railway, Travelling of Persons Suffering From Infectious and Contagious…
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 List – Mughal Kings, First to Last
Delhi by list. [By Mayank Austen Soofi] The Mughal dynasty gave 19 rulers to Hindustan. It was the fifth, Shah Jahan, who established his capital in Delhi. The Delhi Walla gives you the entire list of Mughal rulers, from Babur,…
City List – Delhi Blogs, Alive & Dead
Delhi by list. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The multicultural megapolis Delhi should have dozens of hyper-local blogs exclusively dedicated to its distinct neighborhoods, peoples, monuments, cuisines and lifestyles. One day the city might get all those blogs….
City List – Authors-Localities, Around Town
Delhi by list. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Perhaps your most beloved author lives in your city. Perhaps it is almost impossible to meet her. Perhaps you are shy of coming face-to-face with her. Perhaps it is better…
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