Delhi Metro – Manika Dhama’s Commute With Rebecca West, KG Marg
The book lover’s commute. [Text by Manika Dhama; photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] At 1,200 pages in tiny ant-lettering, it was an unwieldy choice for Metro commute reading. More than once during the course of the month I spent reading…
City Walk – Aurangzeb Road, Central Delhi
The last days of the avenue. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Speeding cars are making gentle breezy sounds. Somewhere a peacock is crying out. While the soft sun of the August evening is filling Aurangzeb Road with golden…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Barkha Gupta, Somewhere Between Two Mountain Peaks
The 97th death. [By Barkha Gupta] She was gone too soon. Given the name of ‘bakra’ (goat) by her sisterly amigo after her jocular and witty personification, Barkha Gupta departs today towards eternity with the ticket of heaven. Nothing could…
Netherfield Ball – Author Avirook Sen Attacks Ellen Barry of The New York Times, India International Center
The party secrets. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] On a recent evening, The Delhi Walla went to the launch of Avirook Sen’s new non-fiction book, Aarushi: Anatomy of a Murder, at the India International Center. It turned out…
City Crisis – Save Friendicoes & Save Strays, Defence Colony
Have heart, not money. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Bad news. Friendicoes may become history. According to a report by journalist Somya Lakhani in The Indian Express, the Delhi-based animal welfare NGO may soon shut down. It is…
Mission Delhi – S.M. Yunus Jaffery, Ganj Mir Khan
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The historic Iran nuclear deal has gone down well in a modest home in Old Delhi. “I’m very pleased,” says S.M. Yunus Jaffery. “The sanctions…
City Nature – Bachchan Dev Ram’s Neem Tree, Lodhi Road
Trees of Delhi. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] It does not offer much protection from the harsh sun, yet its meager shade is comforting. One afternoon The Delhi Walla saw a Neem tree on Lodhi Road. There were…
Delhi Archives – Amir Khusro, b. Patiali, Uttar Pradesh, 1253-1325
[Digging out old stories from The Delhi Walla] At 72, the maker of Hindustani classical music lost interest in the world. Poet Amir Khusro, the 14th century courtier to seven kings, was in mourning after the death of his spiritual…
Photo Essay – The Modern Man, Around Town
Smartphone and the man. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The other evening The Delhi Walla saw the Modern Man. I was at the café in Ajay Guest House in Central Delhi’s Paharganj. The man was seated alone at…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Vijetha SN, Patel Nagar
The 96th death. [Text by Vijetha SN; photo by Laxmi Narendra] Vijetha SN, a prolific journalist who wrote about everything from overflowing garbage bins in her neighbourhood to what the debonair Delhiite should be wearing, was found dead in her…
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