Mission Delhi – Vipin, Gurgaon
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] A doctor has his stethoscope, a painter his brush, a writer his iPhone. And swaddled in an off-white head cloth and mud-covered T-shirt and shorts…
Mission Delhi – Yogesh Kumar, Connaught Place
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] No question about it: Life changed drastically for Yogesh Kumar while crossing the road to buy a milk packet. He was struck straight on by…
Mission Delhi – Govind, Sector 6, Gurgaon
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photo by Mayank Austen Soofi] The afternoon air is warm despite hints of the approaching winter. He is sweating profusely as he sits on the stone plinth under the shade…
Mission Delhi – Payal Singhal, Connaught Place
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Some good folk just can’t leave the house without a book tucked away in the rucksack. That’s the way it is. Take the case of…
Mission Delhi – Bano, Hazrat Sarmad Shahid’s Dargah
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Over the last few days, she’s experienced a pain in her legs; and finally decided to get a tube of medication from a government hospital…
Mission Delhi – Aqil Ahmad, Ghalib Academy
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] He arrived in Delhi years ago with just two sets of clothing and a much-thumbed paperback dealing with Urdu literature. Forty years later, poetry critic…
Mission Delhi – Akash Kanaujia, Outside Lodhi Gardens
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Akash Kanaujia attracts attention, no question about it. As though every atom comprising his ripped body is pure muscle. It’s also certain that Mr Kanaujia…
Mission Delhi – Haaji Mian, Old Delhi
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] A pilgrimage to Mecca is, of course, a must for Muslims the world over. But many grow old and die without being able to realize…
Mission Delhi – Fatima Khan, Ghaffar Manzil
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Fatima Khan loves her pomeranian dog, truly does. But she simply can’t get over the sudden death of her other dog—a two-year-old toy breed named…
Mission Delhi – Anusha S, Bahrisons Booksellers, Galleria Market
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] In real life, it is almost unthinkable to come across a person walking out straight from the pages of a classic novel. But here’s one…
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