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Delhiwale: Gurugram, beyond the litter-part II

India, Aug. 29 -- Like most cities in our country, the Millennium City of Gurugram too is compromised with piles of garbage. Unlike most cities in our country, the good Gurugramwale are now refusing t... Read More


Delhiwale: Princess Diana's ghost

India, Aug. 28 -- "There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded"- so said Princess Diana in a sensational TV interview in 1995. At the time she was married to Prince Charles, who w... Read More


Delhiwale: Our poet in the Foreign Service

India, Aug. 25 -- This unusual story began a decade ago, when a part of it appeared in a different version in HT's Mint Lounge. Last week, the story met its climax. In 2014, this reporter purchased f... Read More


In little Jyoti's memory

India, Aug. 25 -- Neem and tamarind trees watch over the weedy ground like friendly neighbourhood chowkidars. While bougainvillea shrubs liberally shed pink petals over old, cracked graves inscribed w... Read More


Delhiwale: In little Jyoti's memory

India, Aug. 25 -- Neem and tamarind trees watch over the weedy ground like friendly neighbourhood chowkidars. While bougainvillea shrubs liberally shed pink petals over old, cracked graves inscribed w... Read More


Delhiwale: Chandni Chowk's ground zero

India, Aug. 22 -- Watched by curious onlookers, a professional "influencer" in brocaded brown lehenga is boldly pacing about in circles, as a cameraman shoots her video. Some distance away, a professi... Read More


Chandni Chowk's ground zero

India, Aug. 22 -- Watched by curious onlookers, a professional "influencer" in brocaded brown lehenga is boldly pacing about in circles, as a cameraman shoots her video. Some distance away, a professi... Read More


Delhiwale: A tree in Lodhi Garden

India, Aug. 20 -- Delhi's Lodhi Garden is full of trees and monuments. One tree was itself like a monument. While it died a long time ago, it continued to stand, giving the park a haunting beauty. Par... Read More


Delhiwale: Sufi cats

India, Aug. 19 -- On a recent evening at the dargah of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, the qawwal singers were surrounded by a packed audience. Each member of the audience was a human, save for one. She had... Read More


Delhiwale: Her bay window

India, Aug. 18 -- 20 years ago, Nandini started to learn devotional bhajans from a disciple of the celebrated bhajan singer Anup Jalota. At the time, she was an engineering student. Today, she is a ma... Read More