City Landmark - A Light Blue Mansion, Pahari Rajaan

City Landmark – A Light Blue Mansion, Pahari Rajaan

A piece of beauty. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The mansion looks like an aristocratic lady dressed in sun rays, fussily re-arranging them about her from time to time. The afternoon light—and its shifting shadows—have ignited a gentle…

Mission Delhi - Dharmender Kumar Verma, Kadipur Chowk

Mission Delhi – Dharmender Kumar Verma, Kadipur Chowk

One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] You might think of Gurgaon in the Greater Delhi Region, with its many malls and high-rises, as the Millenium City. But he calls it a…

Mission Delhi - Saumya Pande, Noida

Mission Delhi – Saumya Pande, Noida

One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The coronavirus-triggered closure of the world is doing different things to different people. Many citizens are rushing back to their distant homes in great difficulties….

Mission Delhi - Rajesh, Around Town

Mission Delhi – Rajesh, Around Town

One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] He has been driving an auto rickshaw through the smoggy roads of Delhi for 35 years. But this evening, he says he has been driving…