Poetry in the city. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The Delhi Walla arranged to meet poet Ekta Talwar at The Book Shop in Jorbagh Market. In her early 20s, Ms Talwar graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in…
Killing the girl child. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] According to the 2011 census, Delhi’s sex ratio of children up to six years of age has dropped to 866 girls per 1,000 boys from 868 girls in 2001….
A la recherche du temps perdu. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Today is the 24th meeting of The Delhi Proustians, a club for Delhiwallas that discusses French novelist Marcel Proust. Every Monday evening for an hour we read…
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Opening his wallet and resting his finger on a photo, he says, “That’s Khushbu Khatoon, my oldest child. She is eight. That’s Mohammed Raja, my…
Poetry in the city. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] Are you a poet? Do you secretly compose poems? Yes? Can I meet you? The Delhi Walla is starting a series called ‘Delhi’s Bandaged Heart’. The purpose is to…
A Jama Masjid miniature. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Seven-arched facade of red sandstone. Three domes in stripes of white and black marble. Two minarets. Zeenat ul Masaajid, ‘the ornament of the mosque’, lies close to the Ring…
A la recherche du temps perdu. [Photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] The 24th meeting of The Delhi Proustians, a club for Delhiwallas that discusses French novelist Marcel Proust, will take place on 9 July 2012. Venue: Muhammad Shah Sayyid’s Mausoleum,…
The great chef’s life in Delhi. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] Meet the Julia Child of Hauz Khas Village, a fashionable quarter of art galleries, studios and restaurants. Passionate about playing guitar, Aren Sanglir, 34, lives in neighbouring…
A la recherche du temps perdu. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Today is the 23rd meeting of The Delhi Proustians, a club for Delhiwallas that discusses French novelist Marcel Proust. Every Monday evening for an hour we read…
The auto driver’s watering hole. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] June in Delhi means burning heat, intense humidity, erratic water supply and irregular power cuts. Every person in the city, whether rich or poor, finds a refuge to…
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