City Monument - Jahanara's Tomb, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya's Dargah

City Monument – Jahanara’s Tomb, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya’s Dargah

An open-air mausoleum. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] In a city notorious for its hostility to women, a cramped, little-known monument has emerged as their private sanctuary. Even stranger, this unlikely place is tucked into one corner of…

Our Self-Written Obituaries – Richard Weiderman, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Our Self-Written Obituaries – Richard Weiderman, Grand Rapids, Michigan

The 72nd death. [Text by Richard Weiderman] Word has reached us of the passing of Richard Weiderman. The cause of his demise has not been reported. Mr Weiderman always considered himself like everyone else, someone pretty much undistinguished from others….