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Delhiwale: Built heritage, forever fluid

India, Dec. 12 -- The house must have had two storeys. But the upper storey rooms seem to be gone, except for a few leftover walls. A pair of labourers are standing up there, relentlessly hammering on... Read More


In the changing light of day

India, Dec. 11 -- No clipped grass. No flower beds. No monuments. And yet, this singular bench in central Delhi's Shivaji Stadium bus terminal always remains saturated in tranquil sakoon and shanti, a... Read More


Delhiwale: In the changing light of day

India, Dec. 11 -- No clipped grass. No flower beds. No monuments. And yet, this singular bench in central Delhi's Shivaji Stadium bus terminal always remains saturated in tranquil sakoon and shanti, a... Read More


Julia's cake for Emily's birthday

India, Dec. 10 -- In the 1800s, when our Mirza Ghalib was still alive, there lived another poet. She didn't share her writing with the world. After her death, the hundreds and hundreds of poems she ha... Read More


Delhiwale: Julia's cake for Emily's birthday

India, Dec. 10 -- In the 1800s, when our Mirza Ghalib was still alive, there lived another poet. She didn't share her writing with the world. After her death, the hundreds and hundreds of poems she ha... Read More


Pilgrims' progress

India, Dec. 9 -- They are bearing long scraggy beards. They are dressed in turbans, and long kurtas. Their necks are loaded with chains of colourful stones. Their fingers are decked with rings. They f... Read More


This way to Katra Bala Mal

India, Dec. 6 -- Despite the sunny noon, the tiny grocery is submerged in semi-darkness. Musty and cold, it is the only grocery in Katra Bala Mal. The quiet Old Delhi neighbourhood, close to Chawri Ba... Read More


Delhiwale: This way to Katra Bala Mal

India, Dec. 6 -- Despite the sunny noon, the tiny grocery is submerged in semi-darkness. Musty and cold, it is the only grocery in Katra Bala Mal. The quiet Old Delhi neighbourhood, close to Chawri B... Read More


Delhiwale: Rare presence

India, Dec. 5 -- The cold evening is unfolding smoothly in an "exclusive" gathering at the Italian ambassador's residence in central Delhi's Chandragupta Marg. Imported wine is being circulated among ... Read More


Delhiwale: Grave words

India, Dec. 4 -- A grave has limited dimensions, and yet possesses a sentimental scope without a limit-to the person whose loved one lies buried in the grave. It is a truth universally acknowledged t... Read More