Home Sweet Home – Prachi’s Rented Room, Roop Nagar
A woman’s world. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] A small room stacked with books, a writing table, two single beds and two pairs of grilled windows. Plus, a terrace where she frequently strolls, gathers ideas and later jots…
Home Sweet Home – Smriti Saigal’s Two Balconies, Sector 47, Gurgaon
The world of balconies. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] She first went up to the 6th floor, moved higher to the 13th floor, but later fell down to the first floor before settling down here on the 14th…
Home Sweet Home – Abdul Rahim’s Bedroom Window, Kulcha Tara Chand, Old Delhi
The world of a window. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Outside. What is that? What is it like? Until recently the world beyond our homes—the streets, the parks, the metro, the malls—was seamlessly integrated in our daily living….
Home Sweet Home – Nilabh’s ‘Kuch Nahi’ Corner, Sector 84, Gurgaon
His window-side refuge. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Theoretically, it is such a cool idea to stay home 24/7. Practically, it is so difficult. But Nilabh, it seems, knows his way around to make the best out of…
Home Sweet Home – Arjun Jetly’s Post-Corona Study, Sector 49, Gurgaon
His third floor isolation. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] This is what usually happens. The part of the house you’ve always wanted to convert into a sacrosanct space, where you could do the things you love, whether it…
Home Sweet Home- Ramwati’s Kitchen Stove, Gurgaon
Handmade utility. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] A home by the pavement The ordinary-seeming pavement is actually looking extraordinary. All because of the presence of a rustic chulha, the earthen stove usually found in village homes. But this…
Home Sweet Home – Study Room, Rose Garden, Gurgaon
Study spaces. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Children go to public parks to play. But these three boys are picnicking over school books. There are dreams to chase after all and “no time to waste,” cautions the poker-faced…
Home Sweet Home – A Room with a Window, Hauz Khas Village
A house in the village. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] His tiny balcony faces the 14th century ruins of Hauz Khas. The tenant, who describes himself as an “artist” and wishes to remain anonymous, feels lucky to be…
Home Sweet Home – The Hyperlocal Architecture of Taak, Around Town
A disappearing element. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Consisting of an arch-shaped niche built into the wall, taak is an element of old architecture, now lost to history. Fortunately, a few can still be seen around Delhi, and…
Home Sweet Home – Kabeer Jhinjhianvi’s Bedroom Window, Old Delhi
Lovely but unloved. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] This window in theory should be listed in guidebooks, looking directly down on Chitli Qabar chowk—one of those rare squares in Old Delhi. But your chances of a glimpse are…
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