City Hangout – Janpath Flea Market at Midnight, Central Delhi
The familiar world in unfamiliar light. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Far more frequently visited by us Delhiwallas than Delhi’s many monuments is a monument of another kind altogether. Of course The Delhi Walla is talking about the…
City Hangout – Gora Street, Shahpur Jat
The white people’s lane. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Welcome to Gora Street. The sign clearly indicates this name. But at the moment at least, The Delhi Walla can’t see any “gora”, or white person. I’m in Shahpur…
City Hangout – Stamps Corner, Mohan Singh Place Market
A perfect city secret. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Everybody wants publicity. The Delhi Walla is wrong. The other day I discovered a place you won’t find on Google — until now. Stamps Corner, a little shop, number…
City Library – Agatha Christie’s Old Paperback Stacks, Mukta Book Agency, Daryaganj
From a private collection. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] She has personally witnessed all that horrid turns of life that newspaper headlines are usually made of — a murder in Mesoptamia, a body in the Gossington Hall library,…
City Hangout – Red Resto Bar, GB Road Red Light
Not just any watering hole. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The scent of chilly chicken suffuses the dimly lit room. At the first glance this could be just about any bar in town — complete with Haryanvi pop…
City Hangout – People Watching, Green Park Parket
Shameless voyeurism. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Here’s a setting resembling a peculiar collage one doesn’t see anywhere else in Delhi. By simply parking myself on one of those comfy benches at Green Park market The Delhi Walla…
City Hangout – The Perfect Sunset Point, India Gate Circle
The ideal sundown island. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The Delhi Walla always imagined that the perfect sunset belonged to cities with a beach or a mountain range. So obviously there couldn’t be any place in Delhi to…
City Hangout – Sajid’s Hair-Cutting Salon, Ballimaran
Best barber shop. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Is there anything to say about the Walled City that hasn’t already been said? Though the area thrives on pure chaos, you can always find a small space offering sweet…
City Hangout – Magnificent Window Scenes, Pragati Maidan Metro Station
The magical sights. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] That chandelier on the first level is rarely lit, making me feel I’ve somehow strayed into a palace in decline. The Delhi Walla is inside Pragati Maidan Metro station, where…
City Hangout – Amrit Book Company, Connaught Place
The last folks standing. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] In the age of electronic bookselling, an independent bookstore at Connaught Place is a rarity. As one of New Delhi’s few surviving book shops, the Amrit Book Company is…
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