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Delhiwale: Portrait of a letter writer

India, March 31 -- Here's a super-rare sight. Seated on a public bench, a citizen is writing manually. That is, she is writing with her hand, using a pen and paper. The paper is placed for support on ... Read More


Portrait of a letter writer

India, March 31 -- Here's a super rare sight. Seated on a public bench, a citizen is writing manually. That is, she is writing with her hand, using a pen and paper. The paper is placed for support on ... Read More


Delhiwale: Loner's corner

India, March 28 -- In such a crowded and noisy megapolis, a citizen naturally aspires for solitude and quietude. Lodhi Garden is just such a place to satisfy the yearning. But there's a problem. Lodhi... Read More


A tale of two summers

India, March 27 -- This stall serves a summer-friendly drink. That stall also serves a summer-friendly drink. This stall's pale gold sherbet is rather uncommon. That stall's pale green juice is fairly... Read More


Delhiwale: A tale of two summers

India, March 27 -- This stall serves a summer-friendly drink. That stall also serves a summer-friendly drink. This stall's pale gold sherbet is rather uncommon. That stall's pale green juice is fairly... Read More


Delhiwale: Shade, silence, sakoon

India, March 26 -- This is in Delhi's heart. The stairs go down, under the ground, here in Connaught Place. Beneath-all is thanda, cool. It must be a baoli. One of those old stone wells with a stone ... Read More


Delhiwale: At home, Nony Singh's Mahal

India, March 25 -- Shy of revealing her age, 88-year-old Nony Singh remembers finishing Blue Painting "around the time of President Kennedy's assassination." The oil painting hangs in a balcony-facing... Read More


Delhiwale: Chitli's chandelier

India, March 24 -- The small chandelier emits a faint glow. The many people walking along the streets aren't looking up at it, nor at any of the other lamps. But the overhanging decorations at the ma... Read More


Delhiwale: This way to Chawri Bazar

India, March 21 -- The market shops are shuttered, the main street is deserted, but the darkened corridors are filled with sleeping men. Some of the men are lying flat on mats unrolled along the floor... Read More


Delhiwale: CP's burger trolley

India, March 21 -- Are they gone? The burger trolleys of Connaught Place (CP) would serve those among us who strive to find contentment in cheaply priced street cuisine. The metal carts were spread a... Read More