Atget’s Corner – 111-115, Delhi Photos Delhi Pics by The Delhi Walla - May 7, 2014May 7, 20140 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, courtyards, kitchens and old buildings. My archive of more than 25,000 photos showcases Delhi’s ongoing evolution. Each day five randomly picked pictures from this collection will be put up on the pages of this website. The series is named in the memory of French artist Eugène Atget (1857-1927), who, in the words of a biographer, was an “obsessed photographer determined to document every corner of Paris before it disappeared under the assault of modern improvements.” Here are Delhi photos numbered 111 to 115. 111. Place
City Landmark – Flyovers, Around Town Landmarks by The Delhi Walla - May 7, 2014May 7, 20140 The underbelly. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Delhi has 90 flyovers. And some of them play a role beyond ensuring the smooth flow of traffic. Take the ITO-Ring Road flyover. The IP Estate police station is located underneath it — as is a tea stall, whose grim-faced owner, Shankar Das, makes chai for policemen and visitors whose relatives are locked up in the police station. The tea stall does not appear to be doing brisk business at the moment; perhaps the crime rate is down. While Mr Das awaits a customer, his three-year-old daughter Aanchal is playing with an empty steel bowl, and wife Seema is staring at an abandoned, dilapidated jeep beside the stall. Damaged possibly in an accident, the vehicle