India, April 25 -- Taak, a niche on the wall, is a disappearing element of Delhi's architecture. Maybe because suburban flats no longer have walls thick enough to afford taak. But here's a taak, set ... Read More
India, April 24 -- Taak, a niche on the wall, is a disappearing element of Delhi's architecture. Maybe because suburban flats no longer have walls thick enough to afford taak. But here's a taak, set ... Read More
India, April 23 -- Time passes. Caller tunes change. For a long time, a black rotary dial telephone graced exorcist Syed Nabi Ahmed's chamber, here in Old Delhi. He then replaced it three years ago wi... Read More
India, April 22 -- Food tours in Old Delhi-nice, but now such a cliche! Do a food tour in old Gurugram, for a change, especially in Sadar Bazar. And be sure to stop by these five gems. Jalebi star T... Read More
India, April 19 -- It looks like an ocean liner stranded in plain land, far from the sea it belongs to. This is a fairly new landmark in zila Ghaziabad, that enriches the unusually rich architecture o... Read More
India, April 17 -- She earns by singing and dancing and offering blessings in household celebrations such as weddings, childbirths and grih-pravesh. This afternoon, combing her long oiled hair in a Wa... Read More
India, April 17 -- Chicken Corner. Is this what the great bookstore has become? No disrespect to the pavement eatery, but it is right outside the bookstore, blocking the access to the shuttered front.... Read More
India, April 15 -- Monuments are made of stones and stories. Sometimes, some monuments are threaded together by a single story, such as these three. Once upon a time there was an emperor called Akbar... Read More
India, April 12 -- Deserted alleys, defaced walls, cobwebby windows, rusting doors, loopy cables, dead rats and unexpected dead-ends. Strolling through certain Old Delhi passageways is like being aban... Read More
India, April 12 -- Citizen Nizam doesn't think much of himself. "What is special about me?"-he asks, genuinely perplexed on being photographed. Well, good sir, you happen to be among the last flag-be... Read More