City Food - Nagori Poori-Sooji Halwa, Arihant Sweets

City Food – Nagori Poori-Sooji Halwa, Arihant Sweets

A traditional breakfast. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Made from sooji (semolina) and maida (white flour), the deep-fried nagori poori is so crisp and delicate that it shatters on touch. As part of a traditional Delhi breakfast, it…

Atget’s Corner – 26-30, Delhi Photos

Atget’s Corner – 26-30, Delhi Photos

The visible city. [By Mayank Austen Soofi] Delhi is a voyeur’s paradise and The Delhi Walla also makes pictures. I take photos of people, streets, flowers, eateries, drawing rooms, tombs, landscapes, buses, colleges, Sufi shrines, trees, animals, autos, libraries, birds,…

Atget’s Corner – 21-25, Delhi Photos

Atget’s Corner – 21-25, Delhi Photos

The visible city. [By Mayank Austen Soofi] Delhi is a voyeur’s paradise and The Delhi Walla also makes pictures. I take photos of people, streets, flowers, eateries, drawing rooms, tombs, landscapes, buses, colleges, Sufi shrines, trees, animals, autos, libraries, birds,…

City Moment - Happy Cow, Sri Aurobindo Marg

City Moment – Happy Cow, Sri Aurobindo Marg

The beautiful Delhi instant. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] One morning The Delhi Walla met an extravagantly dressed cow on the busy Sri Aurobindo Marg. The animal, attired in pink velvet, had a marigold garland draped around her…

Atget’s Corner – 16-20, Delhi Photos

Atget’s Corner – 16-20, Delhi Photos

The visible city. [By Mayank Austen Soofi] Delhi is a voyeur’s paradise and The Delhi Walla also makes pictures. I take photos of people, streets, flowers, eateries, drawing rooms, tombs, landscapes, buses, colleges, Sufi shrines, trees, animals, autos, libraries, birds,…

Atget’s Corner – 11-15, Delhi Photos

Atget’s Corner – 11-15, Delhi Photos

The visible city. [By Mayank Austen Soofi] Delhi is a voyeur’s paradise and The Delhi Walla also makes pictures. I take photos of people, streets, flowers, eateries, drawing rooms, tombs, landscapes, buses, colleges, Sufi shrines, trees, animals, autos, libraries, birds,…

City Notes - National Election, Jama Masjid

City Notes – National Election, Jama Masjid

The view from the Mughal-era mosque. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] “This is my life’s first vote for the Lok Sabha,” says 22-year-old Muhammad Udhav, “and I will give it to a new party.” Sitting in his family…

Atget’s Corner – 6-10, Delhi Photos

Atget’s Corner – 6-10, Delhi Photos

The visible city. [By Mayank Austen Soofi] Delhi is a voyeur’s paradise and The Delhi Walla also makes pictures. I take photos of people, streets, flowers, eateries, drawing rooms, tombs, landscapes, buses, colleges, Sufi shrines, trees, animals, autos, libraries, birds,…

Atget’s Corner – 1-5, Delhi Photos

Atget’s Corner – 1-5, Delhi Photos

The visible city. [By Mayank Austen Soofi] Delhi is a voyeur’s paradise and The Delhi Walla also makes pictures. I take photos of people, streets, flowers, eateries, tombs, landscapes, buses, colleges, Sufi shrines, trees, animals, autos, libraries, birds, courtyards, kitchens…

Mission Delhi - Muhammed Waseem, Ghalib Academy

Mission Delhi – Muhammed Waseem, Ghalib Academy

One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] It is not very often that one comes across an unheard of but unusually extraordinary person — even in a city like Delhi that is…