Bookworm manager makes a sensational confession. [Interview and picture by Mayank Austen Soofi] Ms. Shalini Rose is managing The Bookworm, Connaught Place’s venerable bookshop, since last twenty years. This interview was taken on July 21, the day of the release…
Exclusive pictures on Potter mania in the capital. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] On the day of its release, the final novel in the Harry Potter series created a little hysteria in the capital. Bookshops were decorated with…
A resident American scholar sees India afresh through his wife’s eyes. [Text and picture by James Mutti; the author has a Master’s degree in South Asian Studies. He hails from Seattle.] Today is June 18. Tomorrow my wife arrives in…
Reflective getaway from the city’s chaos and confusion. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] First I went to the Jewish graveyard, Delhi’s only Jewish graveyard. Then I walked out, strolled straight to the left, and turned left again. The…
Here’s why Delhi Chief Minister would rather walk than board a city bus. [Text by Mayank Austen Soofi; picture by Mukesh Aggarwal] Mrs. Sheila Dikshit is no Marie Antoinette. In the recent commuting crisis following a spate of fatal traffic…
The leafy Nelson Mandela Marg is being sacrificed to Shining India. [Text and picture by Pearl Toppo; she runs the blogsite Journey Called Life.] Memories of the Past My favourite road in the city has to be the Nelson Mandela…
Checking out a new multiplex in town. [By Meenakshi Chauhan; she owns the blog Love It or Leave it; picture by Satyam Cineplexes] Loyalty has no bounds! Since my boss’s son worked on the film Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, panned in…
A legendary showroom patronised by Maharajas and Prime Ministers. [Text and the picture by Mayank Austen Soofi] They sell such stuff as dreams are made on. Tulips and Hibiscus, bracelets and key-chains, liqueur tankers and cruet sets – all in…
How not to let the city’s perverts snatch away your freedom to explore and have fun. [By Pearl Toppo; picture by Mayank Austen Soofi] No, I’m not paranoid. I just live in Delhi! Born and brought up here, I know…
[Weekly list, from June 25 to July 2, compiled by Khan Market’s Bahri Bookshop; some of the comments might be in response to older lists; picture by Mayank Austen Soofi] Dalrymple falls, Hillary Clinton rises and Khaled Hosseini rules. NON-FICTION…
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