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Delhiwale: That peculiar Chandni Chowk loneliness

India, July 25 -- Loneliness, a poet says, is a horror not to be surveyed. But loneliness lurks across Delhi. This is after all a megacity where men come from across the country to make a superior liv... Read More


Loneliness, at Chandni Chowk

India, July 25 -- Loneliness, a poet says, is a horror not to be surveyed. But loneliness lurks across Delhi. This is, after all, a megacity where people come from across the country in quest of a bet... Read More


A life behind the samosa

India, July 24 -- Here is a shrine to a fellow citizen's sweat, struggles, and steadfastness. And-perhaps this thing should have been mentioned first-it is an essential pilgrimage for anybody who aspi... Read More


Delhiwale: The world inside a home

India, July 22 -- The residence consists of two moderately sized rooms. The first is the workshop, albeit its one side is dedicated to a cooking counter with a gas range. The other is the windowless b... Read More


The world inside a home

India, July 22 -- The residence consists of two moderately sized rooms. The first is the workshop, albeit with a portion dedicated to a cooking counter with a gas range. The other is the windowless be... Read More


Delhiwale: An ode to hawa

India, July 21 -- Some hawkers hawk things as common as the mobile phone screen guard. Some hawk things as rare as the "drawing room fish." Consider this hawker of children's toys, here in a central D... Read More


An ode to hawa

India, July 21 -- Some hawkers hawk things as common as the mobile phone screen guard. Some hawk things as rare as the "drawing room fish." Consider this hawker of children's toys, here in a central D... Read More


Delhiwale: This way to Chandni Mahal

India, July 19 -- Despite this being the monsoon season, a luminous sun-filled afternoon is shining upon the noisy street. But it is grimly dark inside the silent aata chakki. Shyam Bansal is ensconce... Read More


Delhiwale: Millennium heights

India, July 18 -- Monsoon is poetic in theory, but tiresome in practicality, especially in the Millennium City of Gurugram. Even a brief spell of heavy showers raises rational fears about sudden flood... Read More


Delhiwale: Chandni Chowk's new ways

India, July 17 -- Although it was mashoor for sohan halwa, the sweetshop's boondi laddu would reach closest to perfection. Each round piece topped with a single melon seed, the little laddu would diss... Read More