City Monument - Pandemic-Era Chhoti Gumti, Green Park

City Monument – Pandemic-Era Chhoti Gumti, Green Park

Society of the dome. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Let us go then, you and I, when the afternoon is spread out against the grass. Like on this afternoon of March. The sky is so blue that it…

City Landmark - Ruined House, Gurgaon

City Landmark – Ruined House, Gurgaon

Old time, sighted. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The walls are dilapidated. A part of the roof has caved in. The underlying bricks peek out of the peeling paint like raw bloodied wounds. Encrusted with the degradations of…

Mission Delhi - Damil Ahmad Beg, Zeenat-ul Masjid

Mission Delhi – Damil Ahmad Beg, Zeenat-ul Masjid

One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Old Delhi’s Zeenat-ul Masjid is like a miniature version of the Jama Masjid. There is another monument inside, equally photogenic and more unique. This monument…