Mission Delhi – Shivani, Gurgaon
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] These days, many of us find friends on Facebook. Here is how little Shivani made one in a Gurgaon park in the Graeter Delhi Region….
Mission Delhi – Paridhi Narayan Singh, Ghaziabad
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] It’s early morning and Paridhi Narayan Singh is struggling to open her eyes at her parents’ Ghazaiabd apartment in the Greater Delhi Region. She instinctively…
Mission Delhi – Rajesh, Lal Kuan
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] His black leather jacket is tattered. A stylist might call that a distressed look. Whatever, it must be very old. “Nahin, I got it two…
Mission Delhi – Kaushalya Devi, Sector 18, Gurgaon
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Kaushalya Devi is 55. A grandmother living in Gurgaon’s Sector 18 in the Greater Delhi Region, she says “My life is now without a care…
Mission Delhi – Ram Bahadur, Jangpura
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Bhagwan Ram is embedded in the very fabric of this food hawker’s life. Let’s start with his name—Ram Bahadur, meaning Ram the brave. He sells…
Mission Delhi – Shamshad Khan, Bhalswa Dairy
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] This afternoon, “bawarchi” Shamshad Khan is sitting alongside his cauldron filled with fragrant yellow pulao and modestly declares himself a professional success. “I’m all I…
Mission Delhi – Ramesh Giri, Old Delhi
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] This 64-year-old says he lives alone on city pavements, and that’s perfectly true except for one thing. Ramesh Giri cohabits with his artificial jewellery. “I…
Mission Delhi – Benjamin Haswell, Central Delhi
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Fanciful tattoos abound, don’t they? Some folks have gods embedded into their arms, or even the names of their parents. These days hipsters often show…
Mission Delhi – Neelesh Kumar, Gurgaon
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Whether alone or in company, everyone is looking stressed in this Gurgaon public garden in the Greater Delhi Region. But not gardener Neelesh Kumar. Standing…
Mission Delhi – Chanda, N Block, Outer Circle, Connaught Place
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Delhi literally teems with scores of very important people (VIPs). Meeting even 1% of them would be the achievement of a lifetime. Far easier, but…
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