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...
City Hangout – Café Lota & Other Such Places, Around Town
Delhi’s artsy cafes. There is acres of space between the restaurant tables, making each one its own little universe — art students...
City Hangout – Main Bazaar, Paharganj
Sights of the world. The Main Bazaar in Paharganj is a clutter of cafés, second-hand book stores and a few atmospheric broken-down...
City Hangout – Ghalib Academy, H. Nizamuddin Basti
A poetic corner. Devoted to Delhi’s great poet Mirza Ghalib, it has a museum and a library. Its auditorium regularly hosts gatherings...