One of the one per cent in 13 million. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] Unzipping the leather bag, he takes out the Lenovo laptop, switches it on and opens an image file. “See, the cover,” says Siddhartha Gigoo,…
Anatomy of an attack and its aftermath. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] On the late Sunday morning of September 19, Haji Mian Faiyaz Uddin was watching the rain on Old Delhi’s Jama Masjid when two Taiwanese tourists coming…
The beautiful Delhi instant. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] The Delhi Walla was walking one night in Nizamuddin Basti, a 14th century village in the heart of the city. In front of Baoli Gate, one of the two…
An American book lover introduces The Delhi Walla’s books. [By Richard Weiderman] A firangi can never be a Delhiwalla. To qualify one has to have been born in Delhi or been brought up and educated there. He must have assimilated…
Praying in the rain. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] It was the first time in the living memory of middle-aged Delhiites that rain fell on Eid-ul-Fitr, the Muslim festival that marks the end of Ramzan, the month of…
Reporting from Delhi’s backpackers’ district. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] Forget the deluxe hotels, Delhi University’s makeshift tourist hostelries and the city’s Bed & Breakfast lodges. The chief lodging destination for many visitors of Commonwealth Games (CWG), being…
Khan Market to become more democratic. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] The citadel of south Delhi snobbery is about to fall. Khan Market, where the city’s rich go to see and be seen, is getting a metro station….
A US-based scholar introduces The Delhi Walla’s books. [By Gaurav Sood; picture by Mayank Austen Soofi] In Delhi, one is surrounded by history, but oblivious of it. Worn stone and brick arches with peeling MCD (Municipal Council of Delhi) plaster,…
One of the one per cent in 13 million. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] With tiny forceps, he plucks out the steel caseback of the wristwatch. The insides reveal a net of springs, clips and wires. He pores…
The great chef’s life in Delhi. [Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi] Meet the Julia Child of Nizamuddin Basti, a congested village in central Delhi. A cheery 28-year-old, Child hails from the state of Uttar Pradesh and has been…
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