About Mayank Austen Soofi
Mayank Austen Soofi wants to be Arundhati Roy’s wife. Till that happens, he is trying to understand the world through books. Too bad the world refuses to understand him. At different times, Soofi has been labeled pretentious, stupid and unpatriotic. One critic wanted to lodge a bullet in his unmentionables. But Soofi is safe as long as he has books in his shoulder bag and a camera round his neck.

The one-dish meal
This is hearty food, different from the subtle confections of traditional Mughlai cuisine, like koftas and pulaos. [Read more]

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Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 8:11 pm
Filed under food · Tagged burra, Gali Kababiyan, haleem, Hindustan Times, Jama Masjid, Kareem’s restaurant, Matia Mahal Bazaar, Mughlai cuisin, Muharram, news, Walled City

The music of the peepal tree
Life is a series of disappointments. And then you see something grand and noble, which surpasses life. [Read more]

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Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Monday, March 21, 2011 at 6:55 pm
Filed under The Delhi Walla · Tagged Beethoven, Deer Park, delhi, forest, Hindustan Times, news, ninth symphony, peepal tree, Safdarjang Enclave, The Delhi Walla

The spring season oddities
Smelling a pink silk tree flower, Raluca Sidon, a visitor from Bucharest, Romania, says, “I’m seeing it for the first time. It doesn’t grow in my country. I have only read about them in books.” [Read more]

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Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 9:08 pm
Filed under The Delhi Walla · Tagged Asia, Bucharest, delhi, delhi walla, Humayun's Tomb, lilac, Rajasthan, Romania, silk tree, spring, Trees of Delhi

Searching for the stylish
The Delhi Walla saw this man at an alley in Bulbuli Khana, a congested neighborhood in the Walled City, the historic district established by the Mughals. [Read more]

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Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Monday, March 14, 2011 at 8:38 pm
Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged Bulbuli Khana, hindustantimes, HT blogs, Mayank Austen Soofi, Mughals, Old Delhi, sherwani, The Delhiwalla, Walled City

The ‘untouchable’ gods
One of the many gods worshipped in Delhi is Guru Ravidas. The Delhi Walla spotted him near American Center on Kasturba Gandhi Marg. [Read more]

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Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Monday, March 7, 2011 at 7:40 pm
Filed under Musings · Tagged American Center, Brahmin, Daryaganj, Guru Ravidas, Hindustan Times, Jesus Christ, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, Khandwa district, Krishna, news, Sai Baba, Seelampur, Sunday book bazaar, The Delhi Wall, Vaishno Devi