Mission Delhi – Changa Kumar, Hauz Khas Village
One of the one per cent in 13 million. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] The water in the bucket is as freezing as the 4.30 am air. But the stairs in this four-floor apartment complex have to be…
City Monument – Birla Temple, Mandir Marg
The land of Vishnu. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] Spread over seven acres, Shri Lakshmi Narain temple, popularly called Birla Mandir, is a dense neighbourhood of gods. A world in itself, it is a land of plenty. It…
City Kitchen – Julia Child Makes Heartfelt Cookies in Jorbagh
The great chef’s life in Delhi. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] Meet Jorbagh’s Julia Child. Her living room has a handsome Shakespeare. Her guest room has an Alice Munro hardbound. Her library has two copies of a VS…
City Secret – Raja Bookstore, Paharganj
Almost like Paris. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] The setting of this café, or rather, a spot in the café, is very special. Perhaps you won’t find it anywhere else in Delhi. Fancy this — a table is…
Mission Delhi – Aanchal Malhotra, Jama Masjid
One of the one per cent in 13 million. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] While most girls of her privileged background are obsessed with bar-coded clothes and pub parties, Aanchal Malhotra, 20, finds joy in simpler pursuits, such…
City Secret – Razia Sultana’s Tomb, Pahari Bhojla
India’s first woman ruler is sleeping here. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] Razia Sultana’s tomb chamber in Old Delhi. No dome, no crowd here. This is no place for a queen. As the first woman ruler of the…
City Commute – Business Class for Delhi Metro?
The mass in the mass rapid transit system. Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] While residents of east Delhi and neighbouring Ghaziabad happily boarded the Metro on the new line that opened in Anand Vihar on January 7th, 2010,…
Mission Delhi – Pooja, Paharganj
One of the one per cent in 13 million. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] The white man is finally coming out of the little tea shop, tucked into one corner of the busy market square in Paharganj’s Main…
City Region – Pratap Street, Daryaganj
The alley’s private life. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] Walking through Delhi’s bylanes is like being in a surreal art-house movie: peeled walls, closed doors, musty air, entangled wires, clouds of dust, dark corners and dead ends. Pratap…
Photo Essay 2010 – In Search of Lost Time
On the New Year’s eve. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] In 2009, The Delhi Walla captured a few Delhiwallas while they were searching for the lost time. There they were – in Connaught Place, Nizamuddin Basti, Chitli Qabar,…
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