Home Sweet Home - Mehvash Sattar's Kitchen, Pahari Imli

Home Sweet Home – Mehvash Sattar’s Kitchen, Pahari Imli

Cooking in the Old Quarter. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] A mobile phone lying forgotten beside a spice box. Oil leaking out from a pickle bottle and staining the transparent plastic jar filled with masoor dal. And a…

City Hangout - Small Town Tibet, Gurgaon

City Hangout – Small Town Tibet, Gurgaon

The flavour of Tibet. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Pop singer Sonam Gonpo’s soothing voice, smeared with lighthearted longing, is softly streaming through the bazar. Elsewhere, the compulsive Instagrammer Jhumpa Dolma is gleefully flaunting her little braids tied…

City Neighbourhood - David Street, Daryaganj

City Neighbourhood – David Street, Daryaganj

The mystery of a name. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Our fair city is adorned with landmarks bearing names that defy scrutiny. But you would think that David Street in Old Delhi’s Daryaganj could easily be traced. After…

Mission Delhi - Robin, Shiksha Apartment, Ghaziabad

Mission Delhi – Robin, Shiksha Apartment, Ghaziabad

One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Usha Choudhary is 61. Her husband, Ram Kumar, a retired veterinary scientist, is 72. They live in their two-room apartment with son Robin. He is…

Atget’s Corner – 1116-1120, Delhi Photos

Atget’s Corner – 1116-1120, Delhi Photos

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,…