Hindustan Times
The yellow of the spring
Every year as winter gives way to Delhi’s short spring spell, the Delhiwallas mark the shift in season by offering yellow mustard flowers at the shrine of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, the 14th century sufi saint.
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Loading ...Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 12:02 am
Filed under The Delhi Walla · Tagged Basant, Basant Panchmi, dargah, delhi, Delhiwalla, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, Hindustan Times, Khusro, news, sufi saint
The New Year resolutions
Greetings. In 2010, my life’s first books – the four-volume The Delhi Walla series – were published. But my life didn’t change. Read more
(3 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Sunday, January 2, 2011 at 12:33 pm
Filed under The Delhi Walla · Tagged bazaars, Biographical Dictionary, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, Hindustan Times, Jaipur Literature Festival, Mission Delhi, The Delhi Walla
Delhi ceases to be Delhi
(5 votes, average: 4.8 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Saturday, November 20, 2010 at 10:17 pm
Filed under The Delhi Walla · Tagged Connaught Place, dilli ki sardi, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, Hindustan Times, Jeevan Bharti Complex building, Lodhi Garden, news, paharganj, Russian fairytales
The Delhi Walla was one evening resting in the shrine of 14th century sufi saint Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya. Read more
(2 votes, average: 3.5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Monday, October 11, 2010 at 9:50 pm
Filed under The Delhi Walla · Tagged dargah, delhi walla, Dua e Roshni, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, Hazrat Nizamuddin's shrine, Mughal king Muhamamd Shah Rangeela, Mughal princess Jahanara, Syed Altamash Nizami
One rainy evening, The Delhi Walla was at the lobby of The Claridges, Aurangzeb Road. There I got the first copies of my four-volume series on Delhi called The Delhi Walla.
(3 votes, average: 3.67 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Mayank Austen Soofi on Sunday, October 10, 2010 at 8:48 pm
Filed under The Delhi Walla · Tagged Aurangzeb Road, delhi, Delhi Walla books, first day, four-volume series, HarperCollins India, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, Solveig Marina Bang, The Claridges, The Delhi Walla
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
