City Monument – Jama Masjid on a High Monuments by The Delhi Walla - June 30, 2010June 30, 20105 Allah is closer to Old Delhi rooftops. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] One afternoon The Delhi Walla went knocking around houses in Old Delhi's Matia Mahal asking the residents, "May I please climb to your rooftop?" I was refused. People thought I was crazy. But I only wanted to see how Jama Masjid looks from the roof of a Walled City house. While thak-thaking around, I met a paan-walla who claimed that his terrace faced Jama Masjid's Gate no. 1. Bingo. We became fast friends and after discussing girls, sex and politics, I asked him, "Can I see Dilli from your terrace?" The guy grew somber. He had women in the house and I was a man. I walked ahead hoping to
City Life – Honour Killings in Delhi General Life by The Delhi Walla - June 30, 2010June 30, 20105 Love birds under threat. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] It is no longer happening elsewhere — in Pakistan, Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh or Bihar. The killings of runaway couples belonging to the same gotra (sub-caste) or different caste are now taking place in Delhi. In June 2010, a father allegedly killed his daughter in Swaroop Nagar and a brother killed his sister, her husband and also a cousin in Ashok Vihar. The other day The Delhi Walla was at Select Citywalk mall in Saket and saw a couple holding hands. I wondered about their gotra. The same night in my dream I found myself reading a newspaper's classified section where youngsters look for love in the city. Cute Pretty Girl, We met