Diary – A Karachi Walla in Delhi

GO STRAIGHT TO CITY CLASSIFIEDS & CITY EVENTSGO STRAIGHT TO MORE STORIESContact mayankaustensoofi@gmail.com for ad enquiries. Curses are same but Bhai becomes Bhaiyya. [Text by Shandana Minhas; pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] The author, an eminent Pakistani writer, visited Delhi…

Table for One – Nehru Memorial Canteen, Teen Murti Bhawan

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City Secret – Anjali Book World, Lajpat Nagar

GO STRAIGHT TO CITY CLASSIFIEDS & CITY EVENTSGO STRAIGHT TO MORE STORIESContact mayankaustensoofi@gmail.com for ad enquiries. Here you get classic first editions for cheap. [Text and picture by Mayank Austen Soofi] Delhi is a city of surprises. Who could believe…

Delhi for Children – National Rail Museum

GO STRAIGHT TO CITY CLASSIFIEDS & CITY EVENTSGO STRAIGHT TO MORE STORIESContact mayankaustensoofi@gmail.com for ad enquiries. A special Delhi guide for readers with children. Don’t let malls, multiplexes, and video games be the only memories your child has of her…

Delhi Diary – Star Gazing in Khan Market

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City Landmark – Akshardham Temple, Noida Modh

Hindu kitsch in times of unprecedented prosperity. [Text by Gaurav Sood; picture by Akshardham temple authority] The huge red sandstone and marble monument, visible from the nearby highway, stands alone, proud, and out of place. The local road abutting the…

City Secrets – Mountain Melodies in Smoggy Delhi

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Profile – Mayank Austen Soofi

GO STRAIGHT TO CITY CLASSIFIEDS & CITY EVENTSGO STRAIGHT TO MORE STORIESContact mayankaustensoofi@gmail.com for ad enquiries. A Delhi Walla having a passion for Pakistan. [Text by G V Krishnan; picture by Rajesh Thakur; the author is a retired Times of…

Kutub Quizzers – Their Times Starts Now

GO STRAIGHT TO CITY CLASSIFIEDS & CITY EVENTSGO STRAIGHT TO MORE STORIESContact mayankaustensoofi@gmail.com for ad enquiries. Investigating Delhi’s quizzing scene. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] One summer evening last year, five members of an endangered species – three…

Ajmer Diary – Terrorist Attack in the Sufi Shrine

GO STRAIGHT TO CITY CLASSIFIEDS & CITY EVENTSGO STRAIGHT TO MORE STORIESContact mayankaustensoofi@gmail.com for ad enquiries. Eyewitness account of the terror tragedy in the courtyard of Khawaja Gharib Nawaz. [Text by Sufi Salman Chishty; picture by Mayank Austen Soofi. The…