India, March 3 -- There are worlds concealed in the remote corners of public libraries. Few citizens venture that far. The books lie untouched, like artifacts raised from a wreck, awaiting rediscovery... Read More
India, March 2 -- Every year during Ramzan, Jama Masjid in Old Delhi is strung with lights. The surrounding lanes glow with lamps and buntings, drawing selfie-seekers in search of the right angle. Acr... Read More
India, Feb. 28 -- Fluted columns, that are only partially discernible in the dark. Wide arches supporting dust-covered ceilings. And a narrow, corridor-like, lane stretching far into deepened shadows.... Read More
India, Feb. 28 -- Fluted columns, that are only partially discernible in the dark. Wide arches supporting dust-covered ceilings. And a narrow, corridor-like lane stretching far into deepened shadows. ... Read More
India, Feb. 25 -- The entire setup is as showy as a theatre, with a modest street cart as the stage, and a metal roller as the main actor. The sealed roller is filled with crushed ice and salt. Thick ... Read More
India, Feb. 24 -- His name means sun in Hindi. This afternoon, Suraj is walking in a central Delhi site, close to a high-rise-in-progress. A Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture, he graciously agrees to... Read More
India, Feb. 23 -- At Turkman Gate Chowk, the eye first naturally settles on Turkman Gate-a 17th-century stone fragment holding its ground against traffic, cables, and the chaos of street life. For yea... Read More
India, Feb. 21 -- The noon sun has created a small, squarish pool of bright light in a corner of Gali Unchi Masjid. The venerable Aneesuddin is sitting within the parameters of this soothing, warm zon... Read More
India, Feb. 19 -- Great poet Mirza Ghalib was born in the city of Taj Mahal, that Mughal-era marble monument to romantic love. His karam-bhoomi however was Delhi, where he spent his long life composin... Read More
India, Feb. 17 -- One may try to understand a neighbourhood market by observing its humans. One may also do the same by observing the market's mute, fibreglass dwellers - the showroom mannequins. Inde... Read More