Geetanjali Shree's writer's block

India, July 16 -- The fridge in Geetanjali Shree's apartment in East Delhi's Patparganj is empty. In the bedroom cupboard, hangers hang empty. For more than two decades, this was the home the author s... Read More

Delhiwale: Dilli walla American

India, July 15 -- It is widely accepted that New Delhi's finest modern buildings were designed by American architect Joseph Stein. Take the US Embassy. Hailed on its completion as the "American Taj Ma... Read More

Delhiwale: And the monsoon rain baptised the park benches

India, July 13 -- To experience the Delhi monsoon at its best is no rocket science. All it takes is living in a VVIP neighbourhood where the drains actually work. Think of the elegant white sarkari bu... Read More

And the monsoon rain baptised the park benches

India, July 13 -- To experience the Delhi monsoon at its best is no rocket science. All it takes is living in a VVIP neighbourhood where the drains actually work. Think of the elegant white sarkari bu... Read More

Delhiwale: This way to Farash Khana

India, July 11 -- Old Delhi's Farash Khana begins with two stories. Both try to explain how the street got its name. One account says the locality was settled by masons who laid the stone floors of th... Read More

This way to Farash Khana

India, July 11 -- Old Delhi's Farash Khana begins with two stories. Both try to explain how the street got its name. One account says the locality was settled by masons who laid the stone floors of th... Read More

Marcel Proust's envoy in Dilli

India, July 10 -- The Proust Questionnaire is a confessional parlour game immortalised by great Parisian writer Marcel Proust, who answered it twice at different stages of his life. His responses to t... Read More

Jhumpa Lahiri in Purani Dilli

India, July 9 -- Perhaps America's 250th independence anniversary does matter to us in India. The United States has shaped global culture, giving the world jazz, Hollywood, and generations of influent... Read More

This way to Kucha Daya Ram

India, July 4 -- The street is in constant motion this afternoon. Labourers are weaving through the cramped way bearing hefty parcels on their backs. Delivery boys hurry on, balancing glasses of chai ... Read More

Delhiwale: This way to Kucha Daya Ram

India, July 3 -- The street is in constant motion this afternoon. Labourers are weaving through the cramped way bearing hefty parcels on their backs. Delivery boys hurry on, balancing glasses of chai ... Read More

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