Hindustan Times
The beautiful Delhi instant
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 entrances to the sufi shrine of Hazrat Nizamuun Dargah, a wedding procession was slowly making its way into an alley. Read more
(5 votes, average: 4.2 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Monday, September 20, 2010 at 7:55 pm
Filed under Musings, The Delhi Walla · Tagged Baoli Gate, dream moment, dulha, electric lamps, garlands, Hazrat Nizamuun Dargah, Hindustan Times, news, Nizamuddin Basti, sehra, wedding procession
Anatomy of an attack and its aftermath
(8 votes, average: 4.88 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Sunday, September 19, 2010 at 10:24 pm
Filed under The Delhi Walla · Tagged Bagh e Abdul Gafoor, Chitli Qabar, Commonwealth Games, Haji Hotel, Haji Mian Faiyaz Uddin, Hindustan Times, Jama Masjid, news, shooting, Taiwanese tourists
Praying in the rain
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 praying, fasting and cleansing the soul. The Delhi Walla attended the morning namaaz at Shahi Idgah, the 17th century mosque built specifically to perform Eid prayers. Read more
(3 votes, average: 3.67 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Monday, September 13, 2010 at 6:56 pm
Filed under The Delhi Walla · Tagged Chandni Chowk, Eid prayers, Fatehpuri Masjideid, ITO, Jama Masjid, Old Delhi
The great chef's life in Delhi
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 in Delhi for more than a decade. Read more
(6 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at 7:03 pm
Filed under The Delhi Walla · Tagged Ghalib Kebab Corner, handkerchief, Hindustan Times, julia child, kebabs, Nizamuddin Basti, Ramzan, rumali roti, shorbas, Turkman Gate, Ustad Raees
Later this month I’m coming out with four books on Delhi. On hearing this, Gaurav Sood, a scholar in Stanford University, US, wrote me this. Read more
(6 votes, average: 3.67 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Monday, September 6, 2010 at 7:01 pm
Filed under The Delhi Walla · Tagged Archaeological Survey of India, ASI, culture, delhi, Delhi culture, Delhi's history, history, Indian culture, Indian Partition, MCD, Municipal Council of Delhi, New Delhi, Stanford University, William Dalrymple
