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This way to Katra Nizam ul Mulk

India, April 11 -- One long, walled alley is painted blue; another, green; a third is divided between grey and white. In all of them, the paint curls and flakes from the walls. Katra Nizam ul Mulk sit... Read More


Delhiwale: This way to Katra Nizam ul Mulk

India, April 11 -- One long, walled alley is painted blue; another, green; a third is divided between grey and white. In all of them, the paint curls and flakes from the walls. Katra Nizam ul Mulk si... Read More


Delhiwale: Double milestones

India, April 10 -- The building changes over the course of the day. At peak sunlight, the roof of the terrace expands. The edges loosen from the concrete and extend outward. This, of course, is impos... Read More


40 years of presence

India, April 9 -- One of the living landmarks of central Delhi's Kasturba Gandhi Road is Ramesh Kumar Mohvy. He has been the area's familiar face for many years. In fact, his shoe-repairing pavement s... Read More


40 years of presence

India, April 9 -- One of the living landmarks of central Delhi's Kasturba Gandhi Road is Ramesh Kumar Mohvy. He has been the area's familiar face for many years. In fact, his shoe-repairing pavement s... Read More


Delhiwale: 40 years of presence

India, April 9 -- One of the living landmarks of central Delhi's Kasturba Gandhi Road is Ramesh Kumar Mohvy. He has been the area's familiar face for many years. In fact, his shoe-repairing pavement s... Read More


Poet's cat, poet's music

India, April 8 -- The news from Iran continues to be alarming. Delhi lies safely removed from that volatile part of the world, but only up to a point. For our city is a confluence of many cultures and... Read More


Delhiwale: Poet's cat, poet's music

India, April 8 -- The news from Iran continues to be alarming. Delhi lies safely removed from that volatile part of the world, but only up to a point. For our city is a confluence of many cultures and... Read More


Delhiwale: In Munna's memory

India, April 7 -- The lane is full of absences. Even its name is absent-it has none. It begins with the shrine of a Sufi mystic who lost his life to an emperor's wrath. The small shrine of Hazrat Sarm... Read More


A temple on Ring Road

India, April 6 -- The air is filled with the peep-paw of car horns. This April afternoon is hot. The sun is harsh, an almost blinding white. The city feels hectic and super-stressed, here on Ring Road... Read More