Atget’s Corner – 1086-1090, Delhi Photos Delhi Pics by The Delhi Walla - February 1, 20180 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, courtyards, kitchens and old buildings. My archive of more than 1,00,000 photos showcases Delhi’s ongoing evolution. Five randomly picked pictures from this collection are regularly put up on the pages of this website. The series is named in the memory of French artist Eugène Atget (1857-1927), who, in the words of a biographer, was an “obsessed photographer determined to document every corner of Paris before it disappeared under the assault of modern improvements.” Here are Delhi photos numbered 1086 to 1090. 1086. Like it or Not,
Our Self-Written Obituaries – Jaya B, Somewhere in Chennai Farewell Notice by The Delhi Walla - February 1, 2018February 1, 20181 The 173rd death. [Text and photos sent by Jaya B] Draped in a soft MS Blue Kanjeevaram silk saree with a maroon chequered border, she breathed her last this Margazhi morning after finishing her piping-hot filter coffee. Jaya B had picked up freshly brewed coffee powder from Mylapore last evening after walking around the temple tank along the Mada streets. Her last meal was hot rasam and curd rice along with mango inji thoku--a simple meal she cherished all her life. Her diamond mookuthi shone like it did on her wedding day. One of her routine works post moving to Chennai, her beloved city, included drawing cream from milk, churning it every few days into homemade butter, and making aromatic ghee from that butter,