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Delhiwale: Aakash's "bainga"

India, Sept. 29 -- The day is still searing hot, but there are signs of winter knocking at the door. The evening darkness is descending upon the city much earlier than it were wont to do. A more subst... Read More


This way to Paper Market

India, Sept. 27 -- Streets here are littered with the usual civic litter, but also with paper shavings. We know the source of the latter-the cramped shops packed with bundles of paper sheets. This is ... Read More


Delhiwale: This way to Paper Market

India, Sept. 27 -- Streets here are littered with the usual civic litter, but also with paper shavings. We know the source of the latter-the cramped shops packed with bundles of paper sheets. This is... Read More


'Climbed the tea, drank the stairs'

India, Sept. 26 -- Some people desire the life of a writer. That's not an easy existence. The photos of rich best-selling novelists that flood our social media feeds might mislead. Most writers aren't... Read More


Delhiwale: 'Climbed the tea, drank the stairs'

India, Sept. 26 -- Some people desire the life of a writer. That's not an easy existence. The photos of rich best-selling novelists that flood our social media sites might mislead. Most writers aren't... Read More


Delhiwale: A column of CP columns-part II

India, Sept. 25 -- Here's a thing to mull upon. If all the columns of Delhi's Connaught Place (CP) are pulled out from their foundation, and installed one upon another, could they then reach the altit... Read More


Delhiwale: "One by two"

India, Sept. 23 -- Old Delhi is changing furiously. Kebab kiosks are being replaced by pizza parlours. Groceries are displaying varieties of pasta. Mayonnaise sauce has become as much a home thing as ... Read More


Delhiwale: Anita Desai as a Gulmohar Park tenant

India, Sept. 22 -- Gulmohar Park was, until recently, known to have the bungalow of film star Amitabh Bachchan. Years earlier, the same south Delhi neighbourhood was home to another illustrious figure... Read More


Anita Desai as a Gulmohar Park tenant

India, Sept. 22 -- Gulmohar Park was, until recently, known to have the bungalow of film star Amitabh Bachchan. Years earlier, the same south Delhi neighbourhood was home to another illustrious figure... Read More


Delhiwale: Remembrance of a gaon past

India, Sept. 19 -- Malls, multiplexes, housing towers, sleek bungalows, and those posh offices of multinational companies. That's Gurugram. And yet, until 2016, Gurugram was called Gurgaon; the "gaon... Read More