City Walk - Galli Shiv Prasad Street, Old Delhi

City Walk – Galli Shiv Prasad Street, Old Delhi

World of a street. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] One night, the narrow Galli Master Shiv Prasad is lit up with electric lamps. The part where the lane ends into a cramped courtyard is filled with folks watching…

City Landmark - Oberoi Hotel Flyover, Central Delhi

City Landmark – Oberoi Hotel Flyover, Central Delhi

Art of the street. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The friend’s the biggest enemy. The maxim is scrawled in black chalk on the wall of the Oberoi Hotel flyover, here in central Delhi’s Zakir Husain Marg (see photo)….

City Life - Urmila & Jeetu, Patel Nagar

City Life – Urmila & Jeetu, Patel Nagar

Portrait of a marriage. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] It’s noon, and they are directly exposed to the heatwave. She is standing barefoot on a mound of dug-up earth. He is in the ditch below. They are talking…

City Landmark - Mango Tree, Deer Park

City Landmark – Mango Tree, Deer Park

The bench under a special tree. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] It is handsome, with a pleasant disposition, seeming to unite some of the best blessings of existence. It has lived here for many years, with very little…