Our Self-Written Obituaries – Supriya Kaur Dhaliwal, Dublin
The 159th death. [Text Supriya Kaur Dhaliwal; photos by Katie, Natalie Piper, Yadwinder Dhaliwal, Vrinda Garg] Supriya Kaur Dhaliwal, aged 50, a poet, writer, visual art admirer who wrote poemy stories about displacement—displaced borders, displaced aggression, displaced grief, displaced ovaries,…
City Monument – The Unknown Other, Razia Sultan’s Tomb
The mystery of the second grave. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Our city has seen invasions, civil wars, slaughter, riots and murders of kings, princes and ministers. Delhi neighbourhoods are littered with souvenirs of that past. Frustratingly, many…
Delhi’s Bandaged Heart – Cecilia Abraham, Raghu Nagar
Poetry in the city. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Her young son is named after the poet Kabir, and her daughter is christened April. Not because TS Eliot famously called that month the cruellest but because her naughty…
City Food – Gyan’s Pakoras, Jangpura Extension
Old-time love. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] At first glance it’s nothing more than a cement platform beneath a tin shed in Jangpura Extension. But customers turn up at this shed in droves as Gyan deep-fries his famous…
City Life – The Shriram Family’s Pine & Seeta Ashok Trees, Sardar Patel Road
Private treasures. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] On a cool central Delhi evening, The Delhi Walla is drinking tea with businessman Madhav Shriram and his wife, Divya, at their park magnificently enhanced by a Seeta Ashok tree. But…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Triveni Shukla, Sukna Village, Darjeeling
The 158th death. [Text and photos sent by Triveni Shuklar] Life just ended when it finally got figured out. She once declared on Instagram that “Only Art, Cats and Shopping” truly made her happy. This was not entirely true because…
City Library – Agatha Christie’s Old Paperback Stacks, Mukta Book Agency, Daryaganj
From a private collection. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] She has personally witnessed all that horrid turns of life that newspaper headlines are usually made of — a murder in Mesoptamia, a body in the Gossington Hall library,…
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Sukanya Mukherjee, Vasant Kunj
The 157th death. [Text by Sukanya Mukherjee; photos sent by her] Sukanya Mukherjee has passed over. She was found in her sleep, with her arms and legs wrapped tightly around her Paibalish (bolster). This winter, after a few barren ones…
City Hangout – Red Resto Bar, GB Road Red Light
Not just any watering hole. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The scent of chilly chicken suffuses the dimly lit room. At the first glance this could be just about any bar in town — complete with Haryanvi pop…
City Monument – Walled City’s Wall, Ansari Road
Remains of lost time. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Flâneurs go to the Walled City for its street cuisine and to experience its famous and obscure monuments. But what about the Walled City’s wall — yes, it exists….
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