Mission Delhi – Achhuta Nandan, Prithviraj Marg
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] He is sitting still. The Delhi Walla sees him on Prithviraj Marg, an avenue in the central part of the city, which is lined on…
Photo Essay – The Delhi Beards, Around Town
The hairy portraits. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The Delhi Walla is a keen devotee of the beards of Delhiwallas. Some men, thanks to their long flowing beards, look like spiritual brothers of Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy. A…
The Financial Express Review – On Nobody Can Love You More
Life in a red light district. [By Sukalp Sharma] Sukalp Sharma discussed Nobody Can Love You More: Life in Delhi’s Red Light District, a book by The Delhi Walla in The Financial Express. Click here to read it on the…
City Food – Julia Child Makes Tomato Pappu in Dwarka
The great chef’s life in Delhi. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] Meet the Julia Child of Dwarka, an expansive settlement of residential apartments, bleak-looking malls and many many metro stations. In her 30s, Ruchira Hoon lives with her…
City List – Delhi Blogs, Alive & Dead
Delhi by list. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The multicultural megapolis Delhi should have dozens of hyper-local blogs exclusively dedicated to its distinct neighborhoods, peoples, monuments, cuisines and lifestyles. One day the city might get all those blogs….
Delhi’s Bandaged Heart – Shahwar Kibria, South Extension-I
Poetry in the city. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The Delhi Walla arranged to meet poet Shahwar Kibria outside the showrooms of South Extension-I market. In her early 20s, she works as an editor in a publishing firm….
The IBNLive Review – On Nobody Can Love You More
Life in a red light district. [By Vivek Tejuj] The Bombay-based literary blogger Vivek Tejuja, who manages Of Books and Reading, discussed Nobody Can Love You More: Life in Delhi’s Red Light District, a book by The Delhi Walla, on…
City Season – The Last Mist, India Gate
A time of the year. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] It is early March. The coldness in Delhi’s air is arriving at an end. One early morning The Delhi Walla went to India Gate maidan in the center…
City Hangout – Lanes & Localities, Old Delhi
The Walled City dictionary. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Once, it was a land of galis (lanes) and kuchas (residential alleys usually inhabited by people having the same occupation). But little remains of Purani Dehli’s canals and tree-lined…
City Moment – Prayer for the Poet, Ghalib’s Tomb
The beautiful Delhi instant. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] It is later afternoon. The Delhi Walla is in the tomb of poet Mirza Ghalib. It is in Central Delhi’s Nizamuddin Basti, which is home to the dargah of…
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