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This way to Gali Blue Door Wali

India, Jan. 24 -- It is one of Old Delhi's longer streets. Gali Choori Walan extends from Matia Mahal Bazaar to Chawri Bazaar. Along the way, it branches into a web of evocatively named alleys-Gali Su... Read More


Delhiwale: This way to Gali Blue Door Wali

India, Jan. 24 -- It is one of Old Delhi's longer streets. Gali Choori Walan extends from Matia Mahal Bazaar to Chawri Bazaar. Along the way, it branches into a web of evocatively named alleys-Gali Su... Read More


The return of yellow

India, Jan. 23 -- Red roses everywhere; including on the marble floor. The Sufi shrine of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya in central Delhi feels like a sanctuary to this flower, as it is to its 14th century ... Read More


Delhiwale: The return of yellow

India, Jan. 23 -- Red roses everywhere; including on the marble floor. The Sufi shrine of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya in central Delhi feels like a sanctuary to this flower, as it is to its 14th century ... Read More


One landmark, many perspectives

India, Jan. 22 -- Which Old Delhi monument is so grand and so visible from all parts of the historic quarter that it appears to symbolise the entire Old Delhi? It is not the great Red Fort, which lies... Read More


Delhiwale: One landmark, many perspectives

India, Jan. 22 -- On the 50th anniversary of the fateful Turkman Gate event Which Old Delhi monument is so grand and so visible from all parts of the historic quarter that it appears to symbolize the... Read More


Delhiwale: Landmark through generations

India, Jan. 20 -- In the olden times, most bazar shops would bear a framed photograph, often sanctified with a scented mala of the day's fresh marigolds. These beloved portraits were mostly of the sho... Read More


Delhiwale: This way to Gali Mirza Suraiya Jaan

India, Jan. 17 -- Once upon a time, there lived a lady in Old Delhi. She remains a mystery. Since this happened a long time ago, no one can tell anything about what kind of a person she was. Neverthel... Read More


Delhiwale: Barbershop Homer

India, Jan. 15 -- Every evening, after dining with their respective families at home, a handful of men in a certain part of Old Delhi gather in Gali Choori Wallan, and settle down until far beyond the... Read More


Delhiwale: Winter's garden

India, Jan. 14 -- Here you see something otherworldly: Variations of light transposing through pools of shades. Entering this garden is almost like walking inside a painting by Rembrandt, the artist k... Read More