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Delhiwale: Have you been shown to the ambassador?

India, July 27 -- The party hall resembles a sci-fi movie set. Giant mushroom-shaped structures rise from the floor to the ceiling. Guests are walking across a transparent floor beneath which illumina... Read More


Delhiwale: This way to Ramlila Maidan

India, July 25 -- The horses are paying no attention to the cricket match between three boys. They continue grazing on the monsoon-wet grass as a bright orange ball flies past them. Beyond in the fiel... Read More


This way to Ramlila Maidan

India, July 25 -- The horses are paying no attention to the cricket match between three boys. They continue grazing on the monsoon-wet grass as a bright orange ball flies past them. Beyond in the fiel... Read More


Delhiwale: Dreams of Ayush

India, July 23 -- The lunchtime rush is over. A few customers are still lingering over chai. Others have drifted out into the afternoon heat. Ayush Kumar finally has a few spare minutes. For the past... Read More


Delhiwale: Flyover trekking

India, July 22 -- Pigeons occupy the bronze statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, plus the adjacent traffic lights, and every ledge that can hold a bird. The flyover begins near this statue at Barakhamba, ... Read More


Delhiwale: This island of rahat

India, July 21 -- In Old Delhi, people often remark that there is hardly any open and serene space within the Walled City's now non-existent walls where one can spend time outdoors. Public space survi... Read More


This island of rahat

India, July 21 -- In Old Delhi, people often remark that there is hardly any open and serene space within the Walled City's now non-existent walls where one can spend time outdoors. Public space survi... Read More


Inside a businesswoman's heart

India, July 20 -- She keeps no hats in her closet, but, metaphorically speaking, she wears many. Yasmeen Shah is a businesswoman, a single parent of two, a drawing-room singer of old Hindi film songs,... Read More


Delhiwale: Inside a businesswoman's heart

India, July 19 -- She keeps no hats in her closet, but, metaphorically speaking, she wears many. Yasmeen Shah is a businesswoman, a single parent of two, a drawing-room singer of old Hindi film songs,... Read More


Delhiwale: This way to Gali Master Shiv Prasad, Part 2

India, July 18 -- Plaster peels from the walls, old brick shows through, and one white door is decorated with painted flowers. Gali Master Shiv Prasad lies discreetly in Turkman Gate Bazar, sandwiched... Read More