City Hangout – Gora Street, Shahpur Jat Hangouts by The Delhi Walla - January 19, 20180 The white people's lane. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Welcome to Gora Street. The sign clearly indicates this name. But at the moment at least, The Delhi Walla can’t see any “gora”, or white person. I'm in Shahpur Jat, the south Delhi village of boutiques, restaurants, textile sweatshops and a monument in the corner that nobody bothers about. But Gora Street? I step into Shree Govindam Sweets, right under the signboard, for a quick shot of jalebis. A young cook explains to me the logic behind the name: “You see, there are many rooms here for those goras.” But even as he’s talking, he isn’t looking convinced at all. I step inside designer Poonam Arora’s trousseau studio bang opposite. She says this part of the village
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Aditi Sharma, Somewhere in Delhi Farewell Notice by The Delhi Walla - January 19, 2018January 19, 20180 The 167th death. [Text and photos sent by Aditi Sharma] Aditi Sharma didn't survive the night, her death drew attention only when her pettish self didn't come dawdling out of her small dark room for her morning coffee. On inspection, the pillow showed signs of being wept over, as if she mourned her own death. Ms Sharma loved life and herself fiercely, so the theory seems workable. A scribbled page was discovered too, which was assumed to be a suicide note but turned out to be a self-obituary. She loved dark comedy. She is survived by her realistic parents, an equally quixotic brother and three lovely friends. They all give different accounts of her. Nonetheless, there is an agreement that she was a