City Hangout - Masjid Udayan, Gurgaon

City Hangout – Masjid Udayan, Gurgaon

A cold-weather friend. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] A man is lying on a bench, wide awake. Some steps away, a chhole-bhature eatery staffer is hurriedly finishing his homemade dal-roti. While a cotton candy hawker, armed with plastic-wrapped…

City Hangout - Chekhov's Promenade, South Extension-2

City Hangout – Chekhov’s Promenade, South Extension-2

A lane to breathe. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Very often restless people have the habit of pacing to and fro in their living room or on their terrace, if they have any. Such an exercise is said…

Mission Delhi - Aditya Raj, CR Park

Mission Delhi – Aditya Raj, CR Park

One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Such a vivid series of cumulous clouds. There’s also a man with a moth perched on his mouth. To a visitor at Aditya Raj’s studio…