Delhiwale: Once was ground zero

India, Nov. 12 -- The day has ended a couple of hours ago. By now, the tree-lined pathway in central Delhi's Barakhamba has grown deserted, except for an occasional man, or woman, hurrying towards the... Read More

Delhiwale: Meet the Jane Austen readers

India, Nov. 10 -- Such happiness to join a party cheering for Jane Austen. The coming December marks the novelist's 250th birth anniversary. As a buildup to the auspicious occasion, the English liter... Read More

Meet the Jane Austen readers

India, Nov. 10 -- Such happiness to join a party cheering for Jane Austen. The coming December marks the novelist's 250th birth anniversary. As a buildup to the auspicious occasion, the English litera... Read More

This way to Gali Jamun Wali

India, Nov. 8 -- There is no jamun in Gali Jamun Wali. The historical fact is that a jamun tree did stand there, and it did give its name to the street. While the tree ceased to exist a long time ago,... Read More

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

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

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