Mission Delhi - Muhammed Shamsher Alam, Pataudi House

Mission Delhi – Muhammed Shamsher Alam, Pataudi House

One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] He is preparing mutton curry. “Some more minutes,” mutters Muhammed Shamsher Alam. The dish will be shared between six folks. All the labourers live and…

City Hangout - Little Amphitheatre, DLF CuberHub, Gurgaon

City Hangout – Little Amphitheatre, DLF CuberHub, Gurgaon

A passage in the Walled City. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] Not that the coronavirus has been forgotten but we citizens have started to re-mingle. And old places to mingle are again desirable. One feels homesick for those…

City Walk - Lal Galli-Part 1, Old Delhi

City Walk – Lal Galli-Part 1, Old Delhi

A passage in the Walled City. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] It is late morning and M. Zameer New Fashion is still shuttered. But the boutique’s banner (“costume designer in gents & all rounder”) is painted in red,…

Delhi’s Proust Questionnaire – Shalini Bahadur, Park Place, Gurgaon

Delhi’s Proust Questionnaire – Shalini Bahadur, Park Place, Gurgaon

The parlour confession. [By Mayank Austen Soofi] Along with her two daughters, original paintings, a lot many novels, and with coffee cups from across the world thar her Chandigarh-based parents gift to her from their holidays, Shalini Bahadur lives amid…