Mission Delhi – Vikash, Nelson Mandela Marg
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] It is hard to be optimistic about this city. One late afternoon on south Delhi’s Nelson Mandela Marg, The Delhi Walla comes across a street…
Mission Delhi – Ramchander, Paharganj
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Throughout Mumbai you will find stalls selling sandwiches layered with chutney, potato, tomato and capsicum, slathered with butter and toasted in a handheld sandwich toaster…
Mission Delhi – Pathik Kar, Oxford Bookstore
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Keeping the book back on the shelf, the young waiter takes out his smartphone and says, “See my website. I launched it last year.” The…
Mission Delhi – Muhammed Waseem, Ghalib Academy
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] It is not very often that one comes across an unheard of but unusually extraordinary person — even in a city like Delhi that is…
Mission Delhi – Sheila Dikshit, Feroz Shah Marg
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] It’s late morning and Sheila Dikshit is picking up a duster from the top of her washing machine. Until recently, this 4ft, 11-inch woman was…
Mission Delhi – Sohan Singh, The Book Shop
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] He is standing in front of the Indian fiction shelf. One cold evening, The Delhi Walla meets Sohan Singh at The Book Shop, a small…
Mission Delhi – Madhusudan Srivastava, Vasundhara
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] An amateur musician, he is sitting silently on the stairs. The Delhi Walla meets Madhusudan Srivastava in an apartment complex in suburban Vasundhra. “My friend…
Mission Delhi – Mister Suneel, Ramleela Maidan
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Frowning, he mercilessly crosses a sentence with his blue-ink pen. The Delhi Walla meets the young unshaven man one morning outside Ramleela Maidan, the sprawling…
Mission Delhi – Kaloo, Jor Bagh
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] His life is about to change for ever. The Delhi Walla meets Kaloo one early autumn evening at his bungalow in central Delhi’s Jor Bagh….
Mission Delhi – Shanti Devi, Hauz Khas Village
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Many people, including the gardeners of the adjacent Deer Park, are addicted to her ginger-flavoured chai. Indeed, Shanti Devi’s tea is one of the best…
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