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Delhiwale: Not Old Delhi, but older Delhi

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


From the bridge of sighs

India, Nov. 6 -- The train engine hoots out a long wail. The sound drifts far up into the afternoon's smoggy air, disintegrating slowly. The express gives a sudden jerk, and the red coaches start to m... Read More


Delhiwale: From the bridge of sighs

India, Nov. 6 -- The train engine hoots out a long wail. The sound drifts far up into the afternoon's smoggy air, disintegrating slowly. The express gives a sudden jerk, and the red coaches start to m... Read More


Professor as a poet

India, Nov. 5 -- The tall and stately Rupin Walter Desai commands awe, esteem, and gratitude among scores of Delhiwale, who had the privilege of attending his English Literature lectures in Delhi Univ... Read More


Delhiwale: Professor as a poet

India, Nov. 5 -- The tall and stately Rupin Walter Desai commands awe, esteem, and gratitude among scores of Delhiwale, who had the privilege of attending his English Literature lectures in Delhi Univ... Read More


Dilli's no. 1 Jane Austenite

India, Nov. 3 -- Laila Tyabji, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, unites some of the best blessings of existence. Oh well, how to hide it from you, dear all-kno... Read More


Dilli's no. 1 Jane Austenite

India, Nov. 3 -- Laila Tyabji, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, unites some of the best blessings of existence. Oh well, why hide it from you, dear all-knowi... Read More


This way to Gali Khan Khana

India, Nov. 1 -- It was a poet's alley. Or maybe it was a fish market. Perhaps it was both. Old Delhi's Gali Khan Khana has a past full of conjectures. Khan Khana, of course, was the title that Empero... Read More


Delhiwale: This way to Gali Khan Khana

India, Oct. 31 -- It was a poet's alley. Or maybe it was a fish market. Perhaps it was both. Old Delhi's Gali Khan Khana has a past full of conjectures. Khan Khana, of course, was the title that Empe... Read More


Delhiwale: Barakhamba heights

India, Oct. 31 -- Nobody walks on Barakhamba Road for sightseeing. But everyone should, especially after sundown when the many high-rises of the central Delhi avenue sparkle with night lights. This ev... Read More