The 108th death. [Text by Devraj Singh Kalsi; photo by Preeti Kalsi] TV channels ran the story of Devraj Singh Kalsi’s death on prime time. Editors found an unusual human-interest angle in his bizarre pop-off. Travelling by Rajdhani Express from…
The yellow season. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Listen, be there at the dargah of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya sharp at 4.30 pm, 13 February. The short-lived season of Sufi Basant starts from that great shrine exactly that instant….
The 107th death. [Text by Soumya Vilekar; photo by Anjanika Vilekar] Soumya Vilekar’s poem echoed in the distant corners of the huge conference hall. It was a special moment when the Nobel Prize laureates were being applauded and felicitated. This…
The party secrets. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] There were more people at his remembrance meet than when he was here in flesh and blood last winter. One evening The Delhi Walla was at the Oxford Book Store…
Rohtas, died February 2, 2016. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] India’s most prestigious college, which traces its origins to the late 19th century, has lost an important element of its legend. Rohtas, the man who had been selling…
A temporary art exhibit. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The Old Quarter of Delhi is known for many wonders. The art of spitting noisily has been cultivated to a high form here. Many tourists, of course, come to…
Too beautiful to last. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] At last. Finally. Despite all odds. But who could have believed it? One cold evening the sky of the world’s most polluted city opened up. It gently reminded the…
The incredible Delhi instant. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The street glowed with bright lights. The qawwals were offering sacred songs on an improvised stage made of wooden cots. A bunch of elderly notables were on another such…
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The most remarkable thing about him is his face. It bears astounding resemblance to the dying face of Delhi’s last Mughal Emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar….
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