City Home – Roommates of Rubble, Central Delhi
Cold night comrades. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] It is one of the coldest nights in the city so far this winter. Under the foggy sky, a group of young men are huddled around their cooking stove, its…
City Vox Popili – A Life in Rhea’s Day, Greater Kailash 3
As part of The Delhi Walla series asking citizens to “write down everything you did in one day.” Send yours in 400 words max to thedelhiwallasoofi@gmail.com [Photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] [By Rhea Matta, a lawyer in Greater Kailash 3.]…
From The Delhi Walla Archives – A Selection of Prints, “Somewhere in Delhi”, Third Batch
Tangible souvenirs [By Mayank Austen Soofi] Hello friends! I’ve come out with a third batch of “Somewhere in Delhi” prints! The selection is curated and designed by Venetian designer Anna Gerotto, and professionally printed on high quality Hahnemühle Photo Rag…
City Neighbourhood – Gali Ghisi Int, Old Delhi
A street with an unusual name. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] It feels like Vladivostok. Just as remote, as isolated from the crowded and familiar world. This silent Old Delhi street, on the slope of Pahari Bhojla, is…
City Landmark – Nizamuddin’s Curio Corner, Metropole Market
Alibaba’s cave. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] A painted portrait of King “George Pancham” at the Delhi durbar. A Romeo y Julieta cigar box from pre-revolution Cuba. A helicopter model from some unspecified country. A metallic telephone with…
City Life – Rajbir & Joseph Stein, Around Town
A tale of two citizens. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] A chilly afternoon briefly brings two citizens into close vicinity. He is a street vendor. He was an architect. Rajbir. Joseph Stein. Rajbir is standing beside a central…
City Food – Gajar ka Gur, Around Town
Like a rare metal. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] Gajar ka halwa is red. Because gajar is red. This is the case most of the times. Perhaps you might have heard of white gajar ka halwa. A rare…
City Neighbourhood – Gali Ghantewali, Old Delhi
A street of the bell. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] Lazy but punctual, it comes back every hour to mark the passing of time. Sometimes its sound is so muted by the daytime blabber of the streets, and…
Delhi’s Proust Questionnaire – Rekha Gupta, Ghaziabad
The parlour confession. [By Mayank Austen Soofi] This afternoon for lunch she made the winter season’s first sarson ka saag, along with makke ki roti. Rekha Gupta lives with her husband Mahabir Prasad, a retired officer, in a first-floor apartment….
City Vox Popili – A Life in Pankaj’s Day, Delhi
As part of The Delhi Walla series asking citizens to “write down everything you did in one day.” Send yours in 400 words max to thedelhiwallasoofi@gmail.com [Photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] [By Pankaj Gupta, a steel trader in Central Delhi.]…
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