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A portrait of the poet as a DTC bus driver

India, May 18 -- In the American film Paterson, the hero, played by Adam Driver, is a city bus driver who writes poetry, earnestly jotting down the lines in a notebook. In Delhi, there is a man as str... Read More


Delhiwale: A portrait of the poet as a DTC bus driver

India, May 18 -- In the American film Paterson, the hero, played by Adam Driver, is a city bus driver who writes poetry, earnestly jotting down the lines in a notebook. In Delhi, there is a man as st... Read More


This way to Chatta Abdul Hakeem

India, May 16 -- The dead-end street is narrow, cramped and dark. Late evening has settled over the place, but the darkness is not entirely because of the hour. At noon as well, daylight enters reluct... Read More


Delhiwale: This way to Chatta Abdul Hakeem

India, May 16 -- The dead-end street is narrow, cramped and dark. Late evening has settled over the place, but the darkness is not entirely because of the hour. At noon as well, daylight enters reluct... Read More


Delhiwale: Game kulfi plays

India, May 15 -- In cities, traditions slowly fade, until one day, nobody remembers when they disappeared, and no one anyway has the time to notice what has been permanently lost. Delhi's game wali ku... Read More


She breaks the glass ceiling

India, May 14 -- Delhi University's St. Stephen's College breaks a glass ceiling. The new principal will be a woman. Best wishes, Professor Susan Elias! Here are some Stephanian kissa-kahanis to mark ... Read More


Delhiwale: Chaikhana by Ghalib's

India, May 13 -- A hyperlocal establishment with a distinct flavour Debt-ridden poet Mirza Ghalib is nearing the end of his life, passing the final days in a mansion in Old Delhi's Ballimaran. He is ... Read More


ACs of the old times

India, May 12 -- There are many baolis in Delhi, but two of these old stepwells embody distinct responses to the summer season, and to the way our city remembers, or forgets, its old edifices. One is ... Read More


Delhiwale: ACs of the old times

India, May 12 -- There are many baolis in Delhi, but two of these old stepwells embody distinct responses to the summer season, and to the way our city remembers, or forgets, its old edifices. One is... Read More


Delhiwale: A zila Ghaziabad drink

India, May 11 -- Agra is known for its petha. Ajmer for its sohan halwa. Gurugram for its doda barfi. Indore for its poha. Kakori for its kebabs. Mathura for its rabri. Nagina for its gulab jamun. Nai... Read More