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In a fakeer's mind

India, Sept. 3 -- Wearing a green topi, he describes himself as a darvesh, a fakeer. Seated one night in a remote corner of the Sufi shrine of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya in central Delhi, Javed Ali agre... Read More


A tale of two cities

India, Sept. 2 -- Sometimes, citizens live in one city but are intensely affectionate towards another. Such is the bond between Delhi and Nainital. For a few Delhiwale, especially of earlier generatio... Read More


Delhiwale: A tale of two cities

India, Sept. 2 -- Sometimes, citizens live in one city but are intensely affectionate towards another. Such is the bond between Delhi and Nainital. For a few Delhiwale, especially of earlier generatio... Read More


The way we were

India, Sept. 1 -- Drawing room, bedroom, dining room, pooja room, kitchen, balcony. these are the angrezi words many of us Hindi-speakers employ to map the geography of our houses. The earlier terms-H... Read More


Delhiwale: This way to Matia Mahal

India, Aug. 29 -- Every bazar in the legendary Old Delhi has its legend, and Matia Mahal is no exception. It is said that emperor Shah Jahan, who founded the Walled City, built a palatial mahal of ear... Read More


Gurugram, beyond the litter-pt II

India, Aug. 29 -- Like most cities in our country, the Millennium City of Gurugram too is compromised with piles of garbage. Unlike most cities in our country, the good Gurugramwale are now refusing t... Read More


Delhiwale: Gurugram, beyond the litter-part II

India, Aug. 29 -- Like most cities in our country, the Millennium City of Gurugram too is compromised with piles of garbage. Unlike most cities in our country, the good Gurugramwale are now refusing t... Read More


Delhiwale: Princess Diana's ghost

India, Aug. 28 -- "There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded"- so said Princess Diana in a sensational TV interview in 1995. At the time she was married to Prince Charles, who w... Read More


Delhiwale: Our poet in the Foreign Service

India, Aug. 25 -- This unusual story began a decade ago, when a part of it appeared in a different version in HT's Mint Lounge. Last week, the story met its climax. In 2014, this reporter purchased f... Read More


In little Jyoti's memory

India, Aug. 25 -- Neem and tamarind trees watch over the weedy ground like friendly neighbourhood chowkidars. While bougainvillea shrubs liberally shed pink petals over old, cracked graves inscribed w... Read More