India, Aug. 5 -- The monument is very old, but the sight is very new. The tea stall outside the walls of Jama Masjid in Old Delhi appeared only recently. Here the historic quarter, with all its clutte... Read More
India, Aug. 5 -- The monument is very old, but the sight is very new. The tea stall outside the walls of Jama Masjid in Old Delhi appeared only recently. Here the historic quarter, with all its clutte... Read More
India, Aug. 4 -- The idea for a foreign trip begins with two images. An embassy and an aeroplane. In Delhi, Vasant Vihar brings them together. The shortest foreign trip takes only an afternoon. You d... Read More
India, Aug. 4 -- The idea for a foreign trip begins with two images. An embassy and an aeroplane. In Delhi, Vasant Vihar brings them together. The shortest foreign trip takes only an afternoon. You do... Read More
India, Aug. 3 -- Our night-time dependence on the AC is finally beginning to fade, meaning the worst of 2026 summer is gone. It is again possible to wander outdoors, just mind the monsoon puddles. Her... Read More
India, Aug. 1 -- The lanes pause at Gadhe Walon ka Chowk. One lane runs towards Chitli Qabar. Another slips beneath Turkman Gate and out of the Walled City. A third heads towards Chawri Bazar. The fo... Read More
India, Aug. 1 -- The lanes pause at Gadhe Walon ka Chowk. One lane runs towards Chitli Qabar. Another slips beneath Turkman Gate and out of the Walled City. A third heads towards Chawri Bazar. The fou... Read More
India, July 30 -- Every inch of the street stall is filled with pendants, prayer beads, and amulets. The cramped lane leads to one of Delhi's busiest shrines. This rainy afternoon, the friendly young ... Read More
India, July 29 -- The dead tree has no leaves. The leaves have been replaced by birds, hundreds of birds. This rainy afternoon, every branch is occupied. Black kites sit almost wing to wing along the... Read More
India, July 28 -- "Stephen, his blood wooed by grace of language and gesture, blushed." - James Joyce in Ulysses Every generation is wooed by its own language. It falls for fresh words, gives inheri... Read More