Our Self-Written Obituaries – Jairaj Singh, A Smoky Bar Probably
The 29th death. [Text by Jairaj Singh; photo by L Coffta] It isn’t clear whether he is dead today, or still alive. What we do know is that Jairaj Singh isn’t here. It is also evident from what we know…
City Notice – The Delhi Proustians, 38th Meeting
A la recherche du temps perdu. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] The 38th meeting of The Delhi Proustians was to take place on March 9 2015. The Delhi Walla has moved it to next week. Sorry, but there’s…
Death Notice – Vinod Mehta, 1942-2015
India’s most admired editor dies, aged 72. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The loving eccentric Nizamuddin East resident Vinod Mehta died on March 8 2015 after a prolonged illness. Mr Mehta was one of the most famous (and…
City Food – Tasty Toast, Triveni Tea Terrace
The unchanging indelicacy. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Triveni Tea Terrace in central Delhi’s Mandi House is known for its delicious shami kebab and carrot cake. Another famous item in the menu – Tasty Toast – is believed…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Saon Gupta (1980 CE – 2700 BCE), Near Parliament Street
The 28th death. [Text by Saon Gupta; photo by Dwaipayan Bhattacharya] She retreated into a time warp. If you have ever chanced upon it, there is this seedy back-alley tucked between 22-1B Parliament Street and Platform 3 at the Central…
City Notice – The Delhi Proustians is Back
A la recherche du temps perdu. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] The Delhi Walla is happy to announce the 38th meeting of The Delhi Proustians, a wildly-popular club created in 2011 that gossips about French novelist Marcel Proust…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Soumya Mukerji, Hindustan Times House
The 27th death. [Text by Soumya Mukerji; photo by Amit Singh] It was an anxiety attack that killed Soumya Mukerji. “A decade of dead-lined journalism or may be just love is enough to do that to you,” says her brother,…
Atget’s Corner – 721-725, 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,…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Gopal MS, Vashi, Navi Mumbai
The 26th death. [Text and photo by Gopal MS] We are happy to announce the death of Gopal MS aka Slogan Murugan. He used to walk the streets of Mumbai with a camera in his hands for many years. Mr…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Nilanjana Roy, Somewhere in Delhi
The 25th death. [Text by Nilanjana Roy; photo by Naina Redhu] Nilanjana Roy’s unexpected death at the age of 91, after what her critics considered several inconveniently robust decades of good health, was mourned as she would have wished. Her…
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