Defying the repulsive tradition. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] The shameful thing about Hazrat Nizamuddin dargah, one of Delhi’s holiest Sufi shrines, is that women are not allowed inside the chamber where the 14th century saint lived, died…
[Interview and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] The Delhi Walla was walking in the 14th century Hauz Khas monument complex when he approached a woman. Who are you? What are you doing here? I’m Hiroko Naka. I’m 47. I’m learning…
Searching for the stylish. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] The Delhi Walla saw this man in the Walled City’s Matia Mahal Bazaar. He was selling halwa on the pavement but he actually looked like an Ottoman vizier. The…
The great chef’s life in Delhi. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] Meet the Julia Child of I.P. Extension, a neighbourhood in east Delhi. Ms Child organizes culinary festivals in a city’s 5-star hotel, but when she has a…
The Proustian pleasure. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] Soft jazz. Handmade Thangka paintings. Gentle murmurs. Every city needs a bubble where you can pretend to be what you fancy yourself as. The Café Turtle in Delhi’s Khan Market…
One of the one per cent in 13 million. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] She looks up at the evening sky, stays still for a moment before starting to pace again. The Delhi Walla meets Rakhshanda Jalil, 47,…
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