Single screens and multiplexes. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The pink chandeliers are from Italy. The carved pillars are of wood. The LED screen displays the exact air-conditioned temperature inside the auditorium. The balcony seats—headrest included—are of velvet…
The philosophy of nonsense. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Gadhe ke poot, yahan mat poot. [O, son of an ass, do not pee here.] The Delhi Walla saw this calligraphy by an unknown Bhasarian artist in Tolstoy Marg,…
Unembellished beauty. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] Delhi’s most heartbreakingly beautiful mosque, it is inside the Qutub Minar complex. With three onion-shaped domes, the mosque is small, its two minarets look frail, and it faces a little walled…
Life’s like that. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The Delhi Walla sees this woman each time he walks down this street. She is always sitting or lying on this stretch of the pavement. Sometimes the area’s dogs share…
Life in a red light district. [By Varsha Naik] Varsha Naik of the Bombay-based DNA newspaper talked about Nobody Can Love You More: Life in Delhi’s Red Light District, a book by The Delhi Walla. Click here to read it…
Poetry in the city. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The Delhi Walla arranged to meet poet Anna Akhmatova outside the highly-secured boundary wall of Tihar Jail in West Delhi. In her late 20s, Ms Akhmatova is wearing a…
One of the one percent in 13 million. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Savoring the easy sunlight of a fading winter, he says, “I’m not a regular to this garden. Today is my off from the office and…
The incomplete stories of a Delhi walli. [Text and (no photos) by Manika Dhama] I once asked my mother what she would like to do in life if she could do anything in the world and she said, “I’d love…
The Delhi underworld. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Omwati sweeps the place. Anil sells guavas and apples. Dinesh Kumar hawks mobile phone covers and chargers. Baneshwar Sahu keeps application forms for passport and PAN (permanent account number) card….
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