City Season – The August Dog, Tilak Nagar
Hot, humid and still cool. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] If it’s August in Delhi, then it has to be insufferably humid and burning. The overcast sky traps the broiling heat and the city becomes a sponge. There’s…
City Nature – Yellow Flowers, Humayun’s Tomb
The yellow magic. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] One August evening The Delhi Walla visited Humayun’s Tomb. The setting sun made the Mughal-era stone monument appear deceptively light, and yet this impression was not the day’s principal poetic…
City Season – Rainy Afternoon, Lodhi Garden
Wet scenes. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] One extremely humid August afternoon The Delhi Walla stepped into Lodhi Garden. Large parts of the park were immersed under water. The sky was overcast with black clouds. It must have…
City Nature – Amaltas Trees, Outside Humayun’s Tomb
The cool of the heat. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Delhi’s agonizing summer is made bearable by the blossoming of the amaltas. Although the tree’s yellow flowers herald the season’s brutality, their glittering bloom provides consolation. This year,…
City Season – Summer Warning, Chelmsford Road
The pink bougainvilleas. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] It is late afternoon. The Delhi Walla is walking down the quiet Chelmsford Road in central Delhi. The sky is clear blue. A homeless man is sleeping on the pavement….
City Nature – Pomegranate Tree, Nizamuddin Chilla
The nature’s gift. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] One evening The Delhi Walla saw a small pomegranate tree in the courtyard of the sufi retreat of Nizamuddin Chilla, behind Humayun’s Tomb in central Delhi. The tree’s thin branches…
City Season – Bougainvillea Bloom, Around Town
The gift of summer. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] The beginning of Delhi’s harsh summer has its comforts. In March and April as the temperature rises, the city’s green cover is taken over by bougainvillea flowers. The red…
Photo Essay – Sky Watching, Monsoon Season
The natural colors. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] In the monsoon, the most beautiful thing to look for are not the rains but the sky. After a heavy shower, the clouds scatter but the wetness lingers in the…
City Season – Amaltas Tree, Hauz Khas Village
The summer’s gift. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] On April 12th, 2010, the tree was bare except for four dry leaves. When an eagle flew past the branches, they looked bleak. The Delhi Walla was in Hauz Khas…
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