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Delhi’s Proust Questionnaire – Banil Singh Panwar, KG Marg 26 Aug 2013 | 09:32 am
The Proustian self-introspection. [By The Delhi Proustians] The Proust Questionnaire represents a form of interview that owes its structure to answers given by French novelist Marcel Proust, the aut...
City Monument – Chor Minar, Hauz Khas Enclave 23 Aug 2013 | 09:50 am
The ghastly landmark. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The people of Delhi – at least their rulers — have always been barbarians. The Chor Minar, meaning ‘the tower of the thief’, served to ...
City Library – Krishna Prasad Jain’s Books, Vasant Vihar 21 Aug 2013 | 10:57 am
A vanishing world. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] One afternoon The Delhi Walla knocks on the door of Krishna Prasad Jain. In his seventies, Mr Jain lives with his wife, Madhu, in a bungal...
City Hangout – Gole Park, Windsor Place 20 Aug 2013 | 02:35 pm
A serene circle. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] You can cross the entire Gole Park in Central Delhi’s Windsor Place in five minutes flat. It is a traffic roundabout. While there are the u...
Family Album – The Dehlvis, Nizamuddin East 19 Aug 2013 | 11:40 am
The Delhi coffee table. [Text and photos of photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] In order to feel the intimate life of Delhiites, The Delhi Walla is going from house to house, requesting people to show th...
Delhi’s Bandaged Moments – Taslima Nasreen, Behind Regal Cinema 18 Aug 2013 | 09:10 am
Poetry in the city. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The Delhi Walla arranged to meet Bengali poet Taslima Nasreen on the lane that runs behind the Regal Cinema building in the colonial-era ...
City Book – Servants, Lucy Lethbridge 16 Aug 2013 | 11:34 am
A necessary book for Delhi. [By Mayank Austen Soofi] “A really good housemaid should never be able to be alone in a room with a table without giving it a good rub, or, if the room is occupied, witho...
City Food – Nihari & Paya, Al Jawahar & Karim’s 14 Aug 2013 | 03:26 pm
Old Delhi’s power breakfast. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] Fish cutlets from the steps of the Jama Masjid, meatballs from Kucha Pandit, kheer from Hauz Qazi, qalaqand from Ghantewala, jal...
City Hangout – Mapping National Museum, Janpath 13 Aug 2013 | 03:08 pm
Souvenirs of our past. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] The National Museum in Central Delhi is a guide to India. Opened in 1960, it has 2, 00,000 exhibits — the older dating back to 2500 B...
The Delhi Walla Books – The Guardian on the Boxed Set 13 Aug 2013 | 09:58 am
Among the world’s best quirky guidebooks. [By Mayank Austen Soofi] The UK-based The Guardian daily calls The Delhi Walla books as one of “the best quirky guidebooks from around the world.” Writing ...
