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    Mayank Austen Soofi

    Mayank Austen Soofi is a writer-snapper trying to capture Delhi by heart.

    Articles by Mayank Austen Soofi

    Delhiwale: Arc of a life

    Delhiwale: Arc of a life
    delhi news
    Updated on Oct 5, 2026 02:04 IST

    Delhiwale: This way to Gali Chah Rahat

    Much of the gali’s business is in ornamental artefacts. It feels like walking through a craft museum, except that the exhibits can be packed up and sent to your home. (HT Photo)
    delhi news
    Updated on Oct 3, 2026 02:00 IST

    Delhiwale: Door Sutra, Part 2

    Neighbours Payal and Ruchi tactfully admire each other’s doorway, agreeing to pose beside one for a portrait. (HT Photo)
    delhi news
    Updated on Oct 2, 2026 02:04 IST

    Delhiwale: This death anniversary, prowling for graves

    While the dargah draws its identity from the grave of Hazrat Nizamuddin, the focus of pilgrimage here, the place is full of other graves, some in unexpected corners. (HT Photo)
    delhi news
    Updated on Oct 1, 2026 02:08 IST

    Delhiwale: And the dead earth yielded life again

    A dead tree had stood here for decades. Birds would settle on its bare branches, and many people would photograph it with the monument behind it. At different times, the tree famously appeared in posed portraits of writers Anita Desai and Annie Ernaux. Then, one Saturday in June last year, it fell on its own accord. (HT Photo)
    delhi news
    Updated on Sep 30, 2026 02:01 IST

    Delhiwale: Door sutra

    This is a doorway not in Old Delhi. It is posh Vasant Vihar in South Delhi.
    delhi news
    Updated on Sep 29, 2026 02:04 IST

    Delhiwale: Khan Market lane-wise

    Delhiwale: Khan Market lane-wise
    delhi news
    Updated on Sep 28, 2026 02:10 IST

    Delhiwale: This way to Gali Rakab Ganj

    Gali Rakab Ganj happens to be a centre of the meat trade. The name is printed on many of the meat shop signboards, although the street is better known as Gosht Wali Mandi, the market for meat. (HT Photo)
    delhi news
    Updated on Sep 26, 2026 02:09 IST

    Delhiwale: Eating cold

    Doda barfi is easy to find in the old town, especially in the mithai shops of Sadar Bazar and Jacobpura. Made from sprouted wheat cooked in desi ghee, the sweet is cut into thick brown pieces. (HT Photo)
    delhi news
    Updated on Sep 25, 2026 02:04 IST

    Passing of a Connaught Place icon

    The shop at Odeon Building, in D Block, Middle Circle, opened in 1935, and its teakwood shelves and sliding doors have stood there ever since. (HT PHOTO)
    delhi news
    Updated on Sep 24, 2026 02:10 IST

    Delhiwale: The world behind his smile

    The first thing you notice about Davinder is his infectious smile. He has been working at Delhi’s India International Centre for 17 years. (HT Photo)
    delhi news
    Updated on Sep 23, 2026 02:08 IST

    Delhiwale: Tale from a traffic jam

    Delhiwale: Tale from a traffic jam
    delhi news
    Updated on Sep 22, 2026 02:07 IST

    Delhiwale: Autumn’s first look

    Delhiwale: Autumn’s first look
    delhi news
    Updated on Sep 21, 2026 02:04 IST

    Delhiwale: This way to Turkman Gate... “flyover”

    The weekly “This way to” series usually visits an old Old Delhi street or place, asks how it got its name, and watches how people live in it today. For the first time, its subject is so new that it is still being built. (HT Photo)
    delhi news
    Updated on Sep 19, 2026 02:17 IST

    Delhiwale: To the ends of the earth

    Delhiwale: To the ends of the earth
    noida news
    Updated on Sep 16, 2026 02:02 IST

    Delhiwale: The glorious September edition

    Delhiwale: The glorious September edition
    delhi news
    Updated on Sep 15, 2026 02:00 IST

    Delhiwale: A flower, 20 times

    Delhiwale: A flower, 20 times
    delhi news
    Updated on Sep 13, 2026 16:58 IST

    Delhiwale: This way to Punjabi Phatak

    The arched gateway of Punjabi Phatak opens into what feels like Ballimaran’s food pantry. (HT Photo)
    delhi news
    Updated on Sep 12, 2026 02:06 IST

    Delhiwale: The gentleman of Sharif Manzil

    This was an afternoon scene in the upper-floor drawing room of Haveli Sharif Manzil, the 300-year-old family mansion in the Walled City’s congested Ballimaran neighbourhood. Its patriarch, the aforementioned Hakim Masroor Ahmed Khan, died early Wednesday morning, aged 80, following a brief illness. (HT Photo)
    delhi news
    Updated on Sep 10, 2026 02:06 IST

    Delhiwale: Auto biennale Delhi 2026

    Paintings and photos are often found illustrated on the passenger seats of Delhi’s auto rickshaws. (HT Photo)
    delhi news
    Updated on Sep 9, 2026 02:07 IST

    Delhiwale: Homage to a room in college life

    The photo showing a classroom at St Stephen’s College, snapped some time ago
    delhi news
    Updated on Sep 8, 2026 02:10 IST

    Delhiwale: Passions of Dilli rains, in inversion

    Delhiwale: Passions of Dilli rains, in inversion
    delhi news
    Updated on Sep 7, 2026 02:06 IST

    Delhiwale: This way to Gali Godoya

    Lakshmi is at home, in a courtyard at the farthest end of Gali Godoya in Old Delhi. (HT Photo)
    delhi news
    Updated on Sep 5, 2026 02:02 IST

    Delhiwale: A village’s village days

    Hauz Khas Village became the place to see and be seen. (HT Photo)
    delhi news
    Updated on Sep 4, 2026 02:02 IST

    Delhiwale: Capital’s capital check-in

    Diana Mickevičienė, Lithuania’s ambassador to India poses with The Ashok’s 70th anniversary cartoon. (HT Photo)
    delhi news
    Updated on Sep 3, 2026 02:30 IST

    Delhiwale: A tale of two colours

    Red and green have long divided the shrine between its two saints. Hazrat Sarmad lies under a red chaadar, Hazrat Hare Bhare Shah under a green chaadar. (HT Photo)
    delhi news
    Updated on Sep 2, 2026 02:31 IST

    Delhiwale: The Nepal amidst us

    Delhiwale: The Nepal amidst us
    delhi news
    Updated on Sep 1, 2026 02:41 IST

    Delhiwale: IGI’s unmoving frequent fliers

    Delhiwale: IGI’s unmoving frequent fliers
    delhi news
    Updated on Aug 31, 2026 14:48 IST

    Delhiwale: This way to Gali Qasim Jan

    Poetry in some form is everywhere in Gali Qasim Jan. Not the poetry of Mirza Ghalib, who spent his last years on this Old Delhi street, but the poetry of shop names. (HT Photo)
    delhi news
    Updated on Aug 29, 2026 02:32 IST

    Delhiwale: Light in August

    Under a partly clouded monsoon sky, daylight, moonlight and electric light mingle unevenly among the trees, grass and monuments. (HT Photo)
    delhi news
    Updated on Aug 27, 2026 02:54 IST
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