Viewpoint – Just What Can Mrs. Sheila Dikshit Do!
Delhi Chief Minister laments the influx of poor Bihari migrants. [By Mayank Austen Soofi, Picture Source – NA] In May, 2007, while laying the foundation stone for three more flyovers in the city, Mrs. Sheila Dikshit, Delhi’s Chief Minister, said,…
Photo Travelogue – Discovering Colours, Culture and Home in Delhi
A Canadian woman, with son in tow, takes the capital to heart. [Text and pictures by Madelyn Mulvaney; a resident of Vancouver, she visited Delhi in February, 2007.] As I sipped my Masala Chai by the early light of a…
Theatre Review – City of Djinns
Can Delhi’s essence be captured in the theatre adaptation of William Dalrymple’s book “City of Djinns”? [Text and picture by Mayank Austen Soofi] Performed in open against the backdrop of Maati Ghar, the hijras were shocking, the taxi driver vulgar…
City Secret – Eating Kimchi in Paharganj
A moody, inaccessible shack serving authentic Korean cuisine. [Text and picture by Mayank Austen Soofi] Exploring Paharganj is like entering into a kitschy bubble full of backpackers’ hostels, Hebrew-language bookshops, and shabby eateries offering Croissant to Europeans and Humus Pita…
NOIDA Postcard – Dilli is Never Far
A city outside Delhi but having a Delhiwalla heart. [By Manika Dhama; picture by Rohit Dhama] 11 years ago when my father told an acquaintance that we had shifted to NOIDA, he thought it was a fancy exotic place in…
Photo Essay: Central Park – Low Life No More
The capital’s renovated public garden is cleaned of its “social filth”. [Text and photographs by Mayank Austen Soofi] Where is that old Central Park in New Delhi? The unruly greenery where illegal acts in India – such as homosexuality and…
Accolade for The Delhi Walla!
Outlook, India’s leading news-weekly, recently featured The Delhi Walla on its pages. The magazine described it as a “picturesque site having reviews of art exhibitions and restaurants, interviews, musings on the city’s history, and imaginative photos.” “I’m trying to assist…
Interviews – Zohra Segal and Tom Alter
[Interviews and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] Reflections and musings on Delhi. Veteran actors Zohra Segal and Tom Alter played leading roles in the play City of Djinns adapted from William Dalrymple’s book of the same name (subtitled A Year…
Arty Glimpses – Public History; Personal Stories
An American painter visits an art exhibition. [Text and pictures by Nitin Mukul; he is an American artist who shifted to Delhi in 2006. His painting is included in the current SAHMAT exhibition, a group show which will travel to…
The McDonaldification of Delhi
Red Fort is under attack. [Text and picture by Mayank Austen Soofi] In the heart of New Delhi, not many acres away from the green expanse of the imposing Rashtrapati Bhawan (Presidential Palace), built from the sandstones that were quarried…
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