City Food – Panditji Doodhwale, Near Galli Sooiwallan Street
Milky way. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The peepal tree in Old Delhi’s Tiraha Behram Khan oozes out vibes of steadfast reassurance. So much is changing so furiously, but it continues to stand at its appointed place, like…
Mission Delhi – Rashika, Redeveloped Central Vista
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] So frustrating. Little Rashika is always ready to break into a dance, she has her own YouTube channel, after all. But here, she is as…
City Hangout – Pond-Side Trees, Redeveloped Central Vista
First day in the new Central Vista. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] These don’t look like happy trees. Sad and despairing, they in fact remind one of Ophelia, the grief-stricken heroine in Shakespeare’s Hamlet who dies by drowning….
City Hangout – Underpass, Redeveloped Central Vista
First day in the new Central Vista. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Gentleman in a white mundu, pulled up to his waist, like Shah Rulh Khan’s lungi in the movie Chennai Express. The hat on his head is…
City Faith – Sufi shrine, Redeveloped Central Vista
First day in the new Central Vista. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] This Sufi shrine tucked in the Central Vista lawns, close to Janpath Road, used to be a little island in the pond. Circled with trees, it…
Mission Delhi – Ram Bhajan, Redeveloped Central Vista
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Ram Bhajan is a lucky person. Unlike most of us Delhiites, who have been allowed to wander about the new Central Vista only since today,…
City Hangout – The Lawns, Redeveloped Central Vista
First day in the new Central Vista. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The grass is thick, green and humid. The air is steamy with late afternoon heat. The lawns fall between Man Singh Road and Janpath Road: trees…
City Landmark – India Gate, Redeveloped Central Vista
First day in the new Central Vista. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] People in funny hats. Selfie snappers. Photographs pestering visitors to get souvenir photos clicked, their prints guaranteed in ten minutes flat. Everything around India Gate feels…
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