Atget’s Corner – 96-100, Delhi Photos

The visible city. [By Mayank Austen Soofi] Delhi is a voyeur’s paradise and The Delhi Walla also makes pictures. I take photos of people, streets, flowers, eateries, drawing rooms, tombs, landscapes, buses, colleges, Sufi shrines, trees, animals, autos, libraries, birds,…

Netherfield Ball – Rakhshanda Jalil’s Book Launch, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts

The party secrets. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] One evening The Delhi Walla attended the launch of Rakhshanda Jalil’s book A Rebel and Her Cause: Life and Work of Rashid Jahan. Hosted at Indira Gandhi National Centre for…

Atget’s Corner – 91-95, Delhi Photos

The visible city. [By Mayank Austen Soofi] Delhi is a voyeur’s paradise and The Delhi Walla also makes pictures. I take photos of people, streets, flowers, eateries, drawing rooms, tombs, landscapes, buses, colleges, Sufi shrines, trees, animals, autos, libraries, birds,…

Atget’s Corner – 86-90, Delhi Photos

The visible city. [By Mayank Austen Soofi] Delhi is a voyeur’s paradise and The Delhi Walla also makes pictures. I take photos of people, streets, flowers, eateries, drawing rooms, tombs, landscapes, buses, colleges, Sufi shrines, trees, animals, autos, libraries, birds,…

City Food - Shahi Tukra, Cool Point

A royal treat. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Topped with cream, nuts, dry fruits, candied cherries and silver foil, it is deadly delicious. Shahi tukra (the imperial piece) is a sort of bread pudding. You’ll see it in…

Atget’s Corner – 81-85, Delhi Photos

The visible city. [By Mayank Austen Soofi] Delhi is a voyeur’s paradise and The Delhi Walla also makes pictures. I take photos of people, streets, flowers, eateries, drawing rooms, tombs, landscapes, buses, colleges, Sufi shrines, trees, animals, autos, libraries, birds,…

City Monument - Nicholson Cemetery, Kashmere Gate

The next world. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] It’s a mystery why guidebooks have been indifferent to the (deathly) charms of one of Delhi’s oldest British cemeteries. Guarded by a cross-shaped gateway, Nicholson Cemetery has a sloping, grassy…

On Nobody Can Love You More - The People of the Book, GB Road

A journey into the red light. [By Helena Kaartinen] [Note: The author of this article is a senior Finnair flight attendant and a mother who blogs at Finnair Blog and At Helena’s.] It is evening and I’m walking in circles…

Atget’s Corner – 76-80, Delhi Photos

The visible city. [By Mayank Austen Soofi] Delhi is a voyeur’s paradise and The Delhi Walla also makes pictures. I take photos of people, streets, flowers, eateries, drawing rooms, tombs, landscapes, buses, colleges, Sufi shrines, trees, animals, autos, libraries, birds,…

Atget’s Corner – 71-75, Delhi Photos

The visible city. [By Mayank Austen Soofi] Delhi is a voyeur’s paradise and The Delhi Walla also makes pictures. I take photos of people, streets, flowers, eateries, drawing rooms, tombs, landscapes, buses, colleges, Sufi shrines, trees, animals, autos, libraries, birds,…