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This is injustice
One cold afternoon, The Delhi Walla went to Jantar Mantar after receiving a chain text message the day before on the cell phone:
Join citizens’ protest against the conviction of Dr Binayak Sen at 2.30 pm on December 27, Jantar Mantar. Read more
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Loading ...Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Friday, December 31, 2010 at 11:13 am
Filed under The Delhi Walla · Tagged Arundhati Roy, Binayak Sen, Chattisgarh, delhi walla, democracy, Down to Earth, dysentery epidemics, Jantar Mantar, life imprisonment, Maoists, Naxals, poverty line, Salwa Judum, starvation deaths, supreme court
One day there will still be books, but they may not be in the printed form. In the series, Delhi Libraries, The Delhi Walla will make a record of the private libraries of Delhiwallas. In each library, I will try to understand the library owner through his or her collection of books. Read more
(4 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Monday, November 1, 2010 at 10:06 pm
Filed under The Delhi Walla · Tagged Arundhati Roy, Danielle Steele, Delhi Libraries, Enid Blyton, films, food, history, Jeffrey Archer, music, politics, Russian fairy tales, Sidney Sheldon, The Delhi Walla, travel
One afternoon, The Delhi Walla sighted his most beloved Delhiite – author Arundhati Roy. Read more
(37 votes, average: 2.24 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at 12:30 pm
Filed under The Delhi Walla · Tagged activist, Arundhati Roy, Azadi, delhi wallah, Jammu and Kashmir, Mayank Austen Soofi, New Delhi
My first book, The Delhi Walla, will be published by HarperCollins India in September 2010.
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(5 votes, average: 4.8 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Monday, August 16, 2010 at 8:20 pm
Filed under The Delhi Walla · Tagged Arundhati Roy, Big Chill Cakes, Cathedral Church of Redemption, Chhatarpur Mandir, Connaught Place Corridors, Dal Makhani, Fatehpuri Masjid, Game Cart kulfis, Hailey Road, HarperCollins, Hindustan Times, Lodhi Garden Lovers, Mandi House theaters, Matia Mahal’s Burra Kebabs, Mehrauli’s Jazah Mahal, Nizamuddin’s qawwali, Paharganj Cafes, Pegs ‘n’ Pints’s Gay Life, The Delhi Walla
November 24. Today is Arundhati Roy’s 48th birthday and it’s time for some candid confession. Those who hate purple prose must leave immediately. Now, listen. I have tempered with the laws that lay down who should be loved, and how. And how much. I have crossed into forbidden territory. I love a novel. The God of Small Things. Read more
(8 votes, average: 4.25 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Monday, November 23, 2009 at 6:37 pm
Filed under Musings · Tagged Arundhati Roy, Chinese, Dutch, German, he God of Small Things, Hindi, Japanese, Larry McLasin, Spanish
One night, around quarter past ten, The Delhi Walla sighted his most beloved Delhiite – author Arundhati Roy. She was walking in the medieval bylanes of Nizamuddin Basti.
Dressed in salwar kurta, Ms Roy was carrying magic secrets in her eyes. She was speaking to no one. A tiny diamond gleamed in her left nostril. Read more
(11 votes, average: 3.55 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 8:11 pm
Filed under Musings · Tagged Arundhati Roy, jazz tune, Nizamuddin Basti, The Book Shop, The Delhi Walla, The God of Small Things
One afternoon, The Delhi Walla sighted his most beloved Delhiite – author Arundhati Roy. She was browsing at The Book Shop, Jorbagh.
Ms Roy was looking as she always looks – interesting. Her gaze was kind. A mischievous smile was playing on her thin lips. But her eyes were searching for something elusive. It was not the bookshelves for sure. Read more
(11 votes, average: 3.09 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 9:51 pm
Filed under The Delhi Walla · Tagged Arundhati, Arundhati Roy, books
On the Sunday that preceded Republic Day, there were no booksellers in Daryajanj’s weekly book bazaar.
“It’s closed for security reasons,” a paanwalla told me. I stood on the empty pavement and laughed. Trains were still chugging in Old Delhi station, chaatwallas were still frying tikkis in Chandni Chowk but this booklovers’ den was a security threat. Read more
(8 votes, average: 4.38 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Friday, February 20, 2009 at 10:25 pm
Filed under Musings · Tagged Arundhati Roy, Bahris, Bahrisons, Chandni Chowk, Daryanganj, Khan Market, Republic Day
