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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


Delhiwale: 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