Mission Delhi – Sona Devi, Near Sahibabad Village
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Her first name means ‘gold’ in Hindi. One morning, The Delhi Walla meets Sona Devi in a shared autorickshaw, somewhere just outside the city limits,…
Mission Delhi – Sufi the Cat, Mehrauli
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The Thumri singer is seated on her writing chair. The cat is seated on the Thumri singer’s lap. The Delhi Walla is in Vidya Rao’s…
Mission Delhi – Ashutosh Tripathi, The Bookshop
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] He looks as solemn as a nuclear scientist. Ashutosh Tripathi is the new face at The Bookshop in Jor Bagh Market. The Delhi Walla meets…
Mission Delhi – Devi, Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The elderly woman is walking alone with three bags this afternoon. One in her hand, two on her back. One of the bags is actually…
Mission Delhi – S.M. Yunus Jaffery, Ganj Mir Khan
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The historic Iran nuclear deal has gone down well in a modest home in Old Delhi. “I’m very pleased,” says S.M. Yunus Jaffery. “The sanctions…
Mission Delhi – Tippu, Chelmsford Road
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Everyone is walking freely but not him. He is not a human like us. One cloudy afternoon The Delhi Walla meets a very edible-looking white…
Mission Delhi – Julie, Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] She looks like a starving Buddha, so thin that her bones are showing. One evening The Delhi Walla meets Julie, a dog, in Hazrat Nizamuddin…
Mission Delhi – Geeta Devi, Good Earth, Khan Market
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] “Hello sir,” she warmly greets the man as he steps into the shop. Geeta Devi is probably Delhi’s only woman doorman. The Delhi Walla meets…
Mission Delhi – Asha Sood, Ramnath Patwa, Paharganj
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The elderly woman suddenly stops, looks up at a private balcony and seems lost in thoughts. She then shakes her head and walks on. The…
City Notice – Important Milestone, Mission Delhi
Anniversary moment. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] The Delhi Walla has reached a significant landmark. Very soon I will be sharing the 100th portrait of my Mission Delhi project. Long time ago I had started this series. I…
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