India, Nov. 17 -- The Walled City dictionary See the small tiled platform at the centre of the chowk. A few flowers are scattered about it. Now, a citizen steps out from one of the lanes intersecting... Read More
India, Nov. 17 -- See the small tiled platform at the centre of the chowk. A few flowers are scattered about it. Now, a citizen steps out from one of the lanes intersecting at the crossroad. He walks ... Read More
India, Nov. 14 -- This stall has been selling used books for decades. This evening, it is additionally selling first-hand framed posters bearing such motivational exhortations: "Whatever you decide to... Read More
India, Nov. 12 -- The day has ended a couple of hours ago. By now, the tree-lined pathway in central Delhi's Barakhamba has grown deserted, except for an occasional man, or woman, hurrying towards the... Read More
India, Nov. 12 -- The day has ended a couple of hours ago. By now, the tree-lined pathway in central Delhi's Barakhamba has grown deserted, except for an occasional man, or woman, hurrying towards the... Read More
India, Nov. 10 -- Such happiness to join a party cheering for Jane Austen. The coming December marks the novelist's 250th birth anniversary. As a buildup to the auspicious occasion, the English liter... Read More
India, Nov. 10 -- Such happiness to join a party cheering for Jane Austen. The coming December marks the novelist's 250th birth anniversary. As a buildup to the auspicious occasion, the English litera... Read More
India, Nov. 8 -- There is no jamun in Gali Jamun Wali. The historical fact is that a jamun tree did stand there, and it did give its name to the street. While the tree ceased to exist a long time ago,... Read More
India, Nov. 7 -- There is Old Delhi. There is also older Delhi. A lot many monuments of Mehrauli were already centuries-old by the time Shahjahan laid the foundation of Old Delhi some 400 years ago. I... Read More
India, Nov. 7 -- There is Old Delhi. There is also older Delhi. A lot many monuments of Mehrauli were already centuries-old by the time Shahjahan laid the foundation of Old Delhi some 400 years ago. I... Read More