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Delhiwale: Double qawwalis

India, April 18 -- Among many other avatars, Delhi is also a city of mystics. It is known as 'Bais khwaja ki chaukhat', the threshold of 22 Sufi gurus. This week, and the next, the city celebrates the... Read More


Delhiwale: Musical tree

India, April 16 -- A market landmark in fruit-bearing phase Cacao cacao cacao. the chant is discordant, yet extraordinarily soft and musical. The source of the soaring sound happens to be one of the ... Read More


Delhiwale: Dante's CP, second circle

India, April 16 -- A novel way to experience the historic shopping plaza In Dante's Inferno, Hell has nine concentric circles, each denoting a separate level of sin and punishment. In Delhi's Connaug... Read More


Dante's CP, second circle

India, April 16 -- In Dante's Inferno, Hell has nine concentric circles, each denoting a separate level of sin and punishment. In Delhi's Connaught Place (CP), the colonial-era shopping haven has four... Read More


Delhiwale: Jaya's JNU

India, April 15 -- She's leaving home. Jaya Sharma entered the Jawaharlal Nehru University eight years ago as a Master's student. By June, she will submit her 300-page PhD thesis and forever leave her... Read More


Delhiwale: The world of Radhe Shyam's stall

India, April 10 -- Tea comes in many colours. Pale gold to pitch black. In this spectrum, desi chai usually exists in variations of brown. This Old Delhi stall breaks the mould. Despite specialising i... Read More


The world of Radhe Shyam's stall

India, April 10 -- Tea comes in many colours. Pale gold to pitch black. In this spectrum, desi chai usually exists in variations of brown. This Old Delhi stall breaks the mould. Despite specialising i... Read More


Delhiwale: Dante's CP, first circle

India, April 8 -- In Dantei's Inferno, Hell has nine concentric circles, each representing a different level of sin and punishment. In Delhi's Connaught Place (CP), the shopping haven has four concent... Read More


Dante's CP, first circle

India, April 8 -- In Dantei's Inferno, Hell has nine concentric circles, each representing a different level of sin and punishment. In Delhi's Connaught Place (CP), the shopping haven has four concent... Read More


Delhiwale: Touch wood

India, April 7 -- Dozens of roots are suspended in mid-air, hanging down the bargad tree. Grained and hued like pale wood, the texture of these aerial roots exude resilience, as if toughened by time a... Read More