City Landmark – Pushkin’s Statue, Redeveloped Mandi House Traffic Circle
Poet and his bird. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] A cunning squirrel is traipsing underneath the green hedges. A bird, somewhere hidden, is twittering infrequently. A yellow butterfly is flapping about aimlessly in the cold air. A barefoot…
Delhi Metro – Icing on the Chowk, Rajiv Chowk
On the 20th anniversary of Delhi Metro. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] “All across the distance and spaces between us…” An instrumental rendition of Celine Dion’s love song from the movie Titanic is playing from the speakers this…
Delhi Metro – Metro Spotting, Aastha Kunj Park
On the 20th anniversary of Delhi Metro. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] Suddenly the silver-grey coaches of the Violet Line glints into view, far in the horizon (see photo). The train runs past a backdrop of high-rises. But…
Delhi Metro – Poem of All Commutes, Chattarpur
On the 20th anniversary of Delhi Metro. [By Mayank Austen Soofi] The many lines of the Delhi Metro have stitched our vast, unwieldy, smoggy city into a multi-coloured embroidery. It has also rummaged its way into the fabric of our…
Delhi Metro – Suitable Commuter, Central Secretariat
On the 20th anniversary of Delhi Metro. [Photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] A climate change professional and a literary critic, Nikhil Kumar shares a memorable episode of his reading life on the Metro. “IT TOOK me around a hundred Metro…
Delhi Metro – Septuagenarian Commuter, Wenger’s Cake Shop
On the 20th anniversary of Delhi Metro. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] At 78, the turbaned gentleman must be among very few Delhiites of his age to travel daily on the Metro. He has a day-job to do….
Delhi Metro – Woman’s Commute, Chawri Bazar Metro Station
On the 20th anniversary of Delhi Metro. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] A young woman in Old Delhi, or Delhi 6, steps out of her house, with a large stole or dupatta purposely hiding the dress beneath. She…
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