Hindustan Times
The Delhi Walla met Irene Banias in Humayun’s Tomb, the first big Mughal monument to be built in India in 1570. Read more
(8 votes, average: 4.13 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Monday, May 31, 2010 at 7:55 pm
Filed under Musings, The Delhi Walla · Tagged Bosphorus University, delhi, delhi walla, Greece, Greek woman, human rights, Humayun’s Tomb, Irene Banias, istanbul, lawyer, Machu Picchu, may heat, Mughal monument, Oracle of Delphi, peru, summer, turkey
The other night I was feeling very lonely. So I went to a club hoping to hook a partner. But no one showed interest in me. I danced alone and returned home to sleep alone on my bed. Before crashing, I wrote this diary recounting the exact details of the evening: Read more
(11 votes, average: 3.73 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at 10:09 pm
Filed under Musings · Tagged closest friend, club, dance, Kailash Colony disco, obama, shakira, t-shirt, toni morrison
My address has changed. I’m now the Shah of the Jahan, the king of the world. I’ve moved from the wrong side of the Yamuna to the right side. From Lower East Side to the heart of upper crust Delhi. Such a long journey: from Anand Vihar to Defence Colony. Read more
(5 votes, average: 3.4 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Monday, May 24, 2010 at 8:36 pm
Filed under The Delhi Walla · Tagged Anand Vihar, blueline, Def Col, Defence Colony, Defence Colony bungalow, Delhiwallas, Dilli Haat, English-speaking maid, Hindustan Times, INA, Khan Market, news, Vanity Fair, Yamuna
At night, people in Old Delhi eat heavy dishes such as kebabs and biryanis. In the morning, they have the equally heavy paya and nihari. Between waking up and breakfast, they also have sweet milky tea and fenn; the stacks on the bread counters creating a perfect backdrop to the morning scene of children going to school, or beggars sleeping on the pavements. Read more
(6 votes, average: 4.17 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Friday, May 21, 2010 at 9:15 pm
Filed under The Delhi Walla · Tagged bakery, biryanis, democratic, kebabs, newspaper reader, nihari, paya, products, tea
He walks to the young man and whispers in English, “Sir, I see you are lucky. ” The man stares at him for a moment, looks scared and go away. He lowers his head and then raises his eyes looking around suspiciously. Read more
(8 votes, average: 4.38 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Monday, May 17, 2010 at 7:18 pm
Filed under Musings · Tagged beggar, delhi, drug, English, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, Kashi Vidhyapeeth University, Mathura Road, smack addict
(5 votes, average: 2.6 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at 8:46 pm
Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged chaat, chandani chowk, curd, dahi bhalla, delhi cuisine, delhi dood, delhi metro station, india uuisine, tikki
Intently looking around, her eyes focus in on the corner bench. A joda (couple) is sitting there. Sunita Pandit, 56, walks up to them. The Delhi Walla follows her. Read more
(6 votes, average: 3.17 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Monday, May 10, 2010 at 11:38 pm
Filed under Musings, The Delhi Walla · Tagged ambiguous sexuality, blessings, Connaught Place, eunuch, hijra, homosexuals, Ms Pandit, Palika Bazaar
“The eyes shed tears and the heart is grieved, but we will not say anything except which pleases our Lord.”
Prophet Mohammad on the passing away of his son Ibrahim Read more
(8 votes, average: 4.13 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at 8:21 pm
Filed under Musings · Tagged Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, child's death, funeral possession, Ibrahim, Old Delhi, Prophet Mohammad
6.35 pm: Peak hour. Noise. Chaos. Screams of ‘hi’s and hello’s.
7.05 pm: People spotting exercise in full steam. Farukh Abdullah, the former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, inside Dayal Opticals. Read more
(8 votes, average: 3.5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Monday, May 3, 2010 at 7:50 pm
Filed under The Delhi Walla · Tagged Bahrisons Booksellers, Barista, Blanco, Café Turtle, Chaos, Dayal Opticals, Farukh Abdullah, Full Circle, Khan Market, Noise, Peak hour, Rahul Gandhi, Subway Chicago Pizza stall
