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Delhiwale: Your visa to Vasant Vihar is ready

India, Aug. 4 -- The idea for a foreign trip begins with two images. An embassy and an aeroplane. In Delhi, Vasant Vihar brings them together. The shortest foreign trip takes only an afternoon. You d... Read More


Your visa to Vasant Vihar is ready

India, Aug. 4 -- The idea for a foreign trip begins with two images. An embassy and an aeroplane. In Delhi, Vasant Vihar brings them together. The shortest foreign trip takes only an afternoon. You do... Read More


Delhiwale: Tasty walk

India, Aug. 3 -- Our night-time dependence on the AC is finally beginning to fade, meaning the worst of 2026 summer is gone. It is again possible to wander outdoors, just mind the monsoon puddles. Her... Read More


Delhiwale: This way to Gadhe Walon ka Chowk

India, Aug. 1 -- The lanes pause at Gadhe Walon ka Chowk. One lane runs towards Chitli Qabar. Another slips beneath Turkman Gate and out of the Walled City. A third heads towards Chawri Bazar. The fo... Read More


This way to Gadhe Walon ka Chowk

India, Aug. 1 -- The lanes pause at Gadhe Walon ka Chowk. One lane runs towards Chitli Qabar. Another slips beneath Turkman Gate and out of the Walled City. A third heads towards Chawri Bazar. The fou... Read More


Delhiwale: Dreams of Meraj

India, July 30 -- Every inch of the street stall is filled with pendants, prayer beads, and amulets. The cramped lane leads to one of Delhi's busiest shrines. This rainy afternoon, the friendly young ... Read More


Delhiwale: Tree with wings

India, July 29 -- The dead tree has no leaves. The leaves have been replaced by birds, hundreds of birds. This rainy afternoon, every branch is occupied. Black kites sit almost wing to wing along the... Read More


Delhiwale: The new Dilli speak

India, July 28 -- "Stephen, his blood wooed by grace of language and gesture, blushed." - James Joyce in Ulysses Every generation is wooed by its own language. It falls for fresh words, gives inheri... Read More


The new Dilli speak

India, July 28 -- "Stephen, his blood wooed by grace of language and gesture, blushed." - James Joyce in Ulysses Every generation is wooed by its own language. It falls for fresh words, gives inherite... Read More


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