City Hangout – Mudrika Bus Route, Ring Road
Circling the capital. It takes almost the same time that it takes to fly from Delhi to Helsinki, Finland. And the ticket...
City Hangout – New Landmarks, Connaught Place
The hot from the oven CP. Connaught Place (CP) has returned from its long Arctic exile. After years of being outclassed by...
City Hangout – Traffic Training Park, Baba Kharak Singh Marg
An unusual garden. Delhi despises traffic rules because hardly any Delhiwalla visits the Traffic Training Park. Situated on central Delhi’s Baba Kharak...
City Hangout – Bullock Carts, National Crafts Museum
The other world’s symbols. The bullock cart continues to be a common means of transport in rural India – says the display...
City Hangout – Ganga Dhaba, Jawaharlal Nehru University
The revolutionary outpost. It is like a welcoming jungle — except for the guerrilla ants that are constantly invading your clothes. The...
City Hangout – Tonga Rides, Walled City
Journeys recalled. Every year the newspapers report that the authorities are planning to banish the tongas of Old Delhi to address the...
Mapping National Museum – The Dancing Girl, 2500 BC
A little marvel. She is stark naked, except for bangles, rings and a necklace with four pendants. Sculptured in bronze more than...
City Hangout – Madras Coffee House, Connaught Place
A place to dissent. The food is not memorable. The flowers are made of plastic. The walls are painted to a dull...
City Hangout – Sunday Used-Book Bazar, Daryaganj
Delhi’s biggest second-hand book market. There are two kinds of muggles in Delhi. Those who have been to the weekly used-book bazar...
City Hangout – The New Shahpur Jat, South Delhi
The lesser village. Shahpur Jat Village can never have the strut of the nearby Hauz Khas Village. If optimists believe otherwise, then...