City Life - Michael for Sunny, Paharganj Cemetry

City Life – Michael for Sunny, Paharganj Cemetry

Their 40-year-old bond. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] Michael Marchant bends down by Sunny’s grave, holding a pack of marigolds he had brought some minutes ago this afternoon from florist Rajesh at the cemetery gateway. He suddenly lifts…

City Life - Disappeared Citizens, Around Town

City Life – Disappeared Citizens, Around Town

Seeing the ‘missing’. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] “ Rafiq, son of Ismail, aged 62, is missing. He was last seen in Saket.”—This flier is spotted on a wall in Jangpura. ‘Missing people’ are found across Delhi. Their…

City Vox Popili - A Life in Pooja's Day, Sector 50, Gurgaon

City Vox Popili – A Life in Pooja’s Day, Sector 50, Gurgaon

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 Pooja Matta, a chartered accountant, in Gurgaon’s Sector…

City Landmark - Abdul Sattar's Stairway, Pahari Imli

City Landmark – Abdul Sattar’s Stairway, Pahari Imli

Scholar’s book. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] Forty stairs of stone link the second-storey house to the lane below, down the hilly slopes of Pahari Imli. That lane comes out on a busy main street, onto which also…

City Season - Sunny Saturday, Around Town

City Season – Sunny Saturday, Around Town

Voices from the city. [By Mayank Austen Soofi] Happy birthday, Sandhya! The lady in white is cutting her pink cake surrounded by friends Riya and Jyoti, here in the super-packed Sunder Nursery. So many folks are crowding the central Delhi…

City Obituary - Dr. Prem Bhuttan, Old Delhi

City Obituary – Dr. Prem Bhuttan, Old Delhi

Death of a living landmark. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] The notices in Hindi, Urdu and English are taped on the shutters: “Dr. Prem Bhuttan has died. Shop closed.” The shop refers to the clinic. A living landmark…

City Vox Popili - A Life in Daryl’s Day, Sunshine Coast, Australia

City Vox Popili – A Life in Daryl’s Day, Sunshine Coast, Australia

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 [Text and photo by Daryl Willmott in Sunshine Coast] Still air, warm breeze, light…

City Life - Goats in Winter, Old Delhi

City Life – Goats in Winter, Old Delhi

The winter couture. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] When Old Delhi’s ubiquitous goats start showing up with marigold malas around their neck, one knows one is nearing Eid ul Zuha, the festival in which the animals are offered…

City Vox Popili - A Life in Rhea’s Day, Greater Kailash 3

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

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…