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This way to Gali Guliyan

India, March 21 -- Some citizens relate Ballimaran to the blockbuster film song "Kajra Re," featuring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, which mentions the Old Delhi 'hood in passing. But it is another Old Delhi... Read More


Delhiwale: This way to Gali Guliyan

India, March 21 -- Some citizens relate Ballimaran to the blockbuster film song "Kajra Re," featuring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, which mentions the Old Delhi 'hood in passing. But it is another Old Delh... Read More


Is Sundar Nagar really sundar?

India, March 20 -- A rose smells like a rose. In a world that feels uncertain, that is reassuring. But names don't always carry such certainty. Take a locality in East Delhi. Despite its name, Khichdi... Read More


Delhiwale: The 22 March landmark

India, March 19 -- The news from Iran remains troubling and tragic. In recent weeks, this page has reflected on Delhi's long and layered connections with that land-bonds that mostly predate the modern... Read More


The 22 March landmark

India, March 19 -- The news from Iran remains troubling and tragic. In recent weeks, this page has reflected on Delhi's long and layered connections with that land-bonds that mostly predate the modern... Read More


Delhiwale: Double role story

India, March 18 -- The two bougainvillaea trees are currently in bloom, synchronising in perfect jugalbandi with each other, twinning brightly, here at Lodhi Garden. The pink flowers are drifting down... Read More


Portrait of a bedroom

India, March 17 -- The entire wall is covered with a woman's black-and-white portraits. In each one of them, she is dressed in black, and happens to be a mother in grief. This is Andrea Anastasio's be... Read More


Delhiwale: Portrait of a bedroom

India, March 17 -- The entire wall is covered with a woman's black-and-white portraits. In each one of them, she is dressed in black, and happens to be a mother in grief. This is Andrea Anastasio's b... Read More


Overtaken by the battery

India, March 16 -- Over the past few years, Old Delhi's cramped streets have begun to feel even more congested. Much of this is due to the arrival of the so-called battery rickshaw, which has almost e... Read More


Delhiwale: Overtaken by the battery

India, March 16 -- Over the past few years, Old Delhi's cramped streets have begun to feel even more congested. Much of this is due to the arrival of the so-called battery rickshaw, which has almost e... Read More