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Is Sundar Nagar really sundar?

India, March 20 -- A rose smells like a rose. In a world that feels uncertain, that is reassuring. But names don't always carry such certainty. Take a locality in East Delhi. Despite its name, Khichdi... Read More


Delhiwale: The 22 March landmark

India, March 19 -- The news from Iran remains troubling and tragic. In recent weeks, this page has reflected on Delhi's long and layered connections with that land-bonds that mostly predate the modern... Read More


The 22 March landmark

India, March 19 -- The news from Iran remains troubling and tragic. In recent weeks, this page has reflected on Delhi's long and layered connections with that land-bonds that mostly predate the modern... Read More


Delhiwale: Double role story

India, March 18 -- The two bougainvillaea trees are currently in bloom, synchronising in perfect jugalbandi with each other, twinning brightly, here at Lodhi Garden. The pink flowers are drifting down... Read More


Portrait of a bedroom

India, March 17 -- The entire wall is covered with a woman's black-and-white portraits. In each one of them, she is dressed in black, and happens to be a mother in grief. This is Andrea Anastasio's be... Read More


Delhiwale: Portrait of a bedroom

India, March 17 -- The entire wall is covered with a woman's black-and-white portraits. In each one of them, she is dressed in black, and happens to be a mother in grief. This is Andrea Anastasio's b... Read More


Overtaken by the battery

India, March 16 -- Over the past few years, Old Delhi's cramped streets have begun to feel even more congested. Much of this is due to the arrival of the so-called battery rickshaw, which has almost e... Read More


Delhiwale: Overtaken by the battery

India, March 16 -- Over the past few years, Old Delhi's cramped streets have begun to feel even more congested. Much of this is due to the arrival of the so-called battery rickshaw, which has almost e... Read More


This way to Gali Dharampura

India, March 14 -- This must be the city's most beautiful barbershop, although it has no name. Its stone portal is flanked by a trio of graceful arches, and stepping through them feels less like enter... Read More


Delhiwale: This way to Gali Dharampura

India, March 13 -- This must be the city's most beautiful barbershop, although it has no name. Its stone portal is flanked by a trio of graceful arches, and stepping through them feels less like enter... Read More