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Look, who's turning 100!

India, Dec. 19 -- Don't be nervous about the forthcoming new year. At least one of its aspects is guaranteed to be special, in a sweet way. 2026 will mark 100 years of Wenger's. An iconic Delhi instit... Read More


Delhiwale: Look, who's turning 100!

India, Dec. 19 -- Don't be nervous about the forthcoming new year. At least one of its aspects is guaranteed to be special, in a sweet way. 2026 will mark 100 years of Wenger's. An iconic Delhi insti... Read More


This world a ren basera

India, Dec. 17 -- Ren implies night-time in Hindi, basera means shelter for transitory rest. Ren basera translates to shelter for the night. It is also a name for government-supported porta cabins and... Read More


Delhiwale: This world a ren basera

India, Dec. 17 -- Ren implies night-time in Hindi, basera means shelter for transitory rest. Ren basera translates to shelter for the night. It is also a name for government-supported porta cabins and... Read More


Portrait of a portrait maker

India, Dec. 15 -- This evening, in a Connaught Place corridor, Artist Mohini is sitting at her regular spot. She in the midst of a drawing assignment, even as her two daughters hover about her. Half a... Read More


This way to Gali Matia Mahal

India, Dec. 13 -- Some 400 years ago, Shahjahan founded the Walled City of Shahjahanabad, today known as Old Delhi. Waiting for the completion of his Red Fort, the Mughal Emperor meantime built a pala... Read More


Delhiwale: This way to Gali Matia Mahal

India, Dec. 13 -- Some 400 years ago, Shahjahan founded the Walled City of Shahjahanabad, today known as Old Delhi. Waiting for the completion of his Red Fort, the Mughal Emperor meantime built a pala... Read More


Built heritage, forever fluid

India, Dec. 12 -- The house must have had two storeys. But the upper storey rooms seem to be gone, except for a few leftover walls. A pair of labourers are standing up there, relentlessly hammering on... Read More


Delhiwale: Built heritage, forever fluid

India, Dec. 12 -- The house must have had two storeys. But the upper storey rooms seem to be gone, except for a few leftover walls. A pair of labourers are standing up there, relentlessly hammering on... Read More


In the changing light of day

India, Dec. 11 -- No clipped grass. No flower beds. No monuments. And yet, this singular bench in central Delhi's Shivaji Stadium bus terminal always remains saturated in tranquil sakoon and shanti, a... Read More