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Mayank Austen Soofi

Mayank Austen Soofi

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

Articles by Mayank Austen Soofi

Delhiwale: Dilli walla American

Light, shadow, and shade were Joseph Stein’s essential raw materials. Even though it bears all of his hallmarks, the India Habitat Centre is unlike anything he had designed before. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jul 15, 2026 02:34 IST

Delhiwale: And the monsoon rain baptised the park benches

After the rain, such pools scatter across the grassy lawns. (Mayank Austen Soofi)

Updated on Jul 13, 2026 02:31 IST

Delhiwale: This way to Farash Khana

A framed black-and-white photo shows the nattily dressed founder, the late Bhagwan Das, cutting the hair of a suited customer. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jul 11, 2026 02:30 IST

Delhiwale: Kulfi for kavita

Delhiwale: Kulfi for kavita

Updated on Jul 7, 2026 02:40 IST

Delhiwale: This way to Kucha Daya Ram

Delhiwale: This way to Kucha Daya Ram

Updated on Jul 3, 2026 17:21 IST

Delhiwale: His lunch break confessions

Young Aamir is eating rajma-roti while watching YouTube videos on his phone. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jul 3, 2026 02:34 IST

Delhiwale: Dilli, the temple town

The new addition is the 108-foot statue of Bhagwan Swaminarayan in his child ascetic form as Neelkanth Varni. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jul 1, 2026 17:10 IST

Delhiwale: Lit meet in the time of extreme heat

Only one person as audience in the hall for a literary gathering. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 30, 2026 17:27 IST

Delhiwale: Before we talk of the rising inches

Delhiwale: Before we talk of the rising inches

Updated on Jun 29, 2026 22:10 IST

Delhiwale: This way to Gali Shah Abul Khair

Amaan appears, descending the stairs and heading to work in Gali Garaiya near Jama Masjid, where he works as a “shoker repairer.” In his early twenties, he has spent his entire life in this tiny street. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 26, 2026 21:36 IST

Delhiwale: Pink shelter

Late in the afternoon, a group of four arrives beneath one of the canopies. The woman in white is holding a bouquet of flowers, which too are pink but they aren’t the bougainvillea. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 24, 2026 21:56 IST

Delhiwale: Malraux sighting on Malraux Marg

This week, his granddaughter Céline Malraux is in Delhi on her first visit to the country. The trip forms part of a series of commemorations marking André Malraux’s 50th death anniversary. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 23, 2026 21:38 IST

Delhiwale: Twin towers tourism

Delhiwale: Twin towers tourism

Updated on Jun 22, 2026 21:50 IST

Delhiwale: This way to Gali Dugdugi Shah Kallan

The street’s name appears on maps dating to the period when kings still lived in the Red Fort. A man named Kallan Shah used to make dugdugis on this street. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 19, 2026 21:34 IST

Delhiwale: In purple blood

A cart piled high with purple jamuns stands before a row of autos. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 18, 2026 21:32 IST

Delhiwale: We’re eating a 400-year-old city

Across Delhi, Ghaziabad and Gurugram, small eateries and roadside shacks serve this rice dish from morning till night. It is biryani, but not Delhi-style biryani, Lucknow-style biryani or Hyderabad-style biryani. It is Moradabadi biryani. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 17, 2026 22:18 IST

Delhiwale: Ana, the poet

Poet Ana Dehlavi is a familiar face in the world of Delhi’s poetry meets. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 16, 2026 22:06 IST

Delhiwale: City of literature

Delhiwale: City of literature

Updated on Jun 15, 2026 22:18 IST

Delhiwale: Mummy

In the darkened hall, a solo pool of light gathered upon the Madonna and Child, isolating the frame in a halo of radiance.

Updated on Jun 14, 2026 21:46 IST

Delhiwale: This way to two Jama Masjid Gate No.1s

Gate No. 1 of Jama Masjid Metro Station forms one of the entry and exit points of the underground metro station. This gate faces Kasturba Hospital. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 12, 2026 22:24 IST

Delhiwale: Delhi in the year of American independence

An auto-rickshaw is parked on a Delhi roadside bearing a “Happy Birthday America!” placard announcing the forthcoming 250th anniversary of American independence. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 11, 2026 22:36 IST

Delhiwale: In healer we trust

Smaller shrines dedicated to Sheetla Mata have sprung up in many other places. One stands in Delhi’s historic Chirag Dilli village, beside a government dispensary. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 10, 2026 21:40 IST

Delhiwale: An ode to Hero Hiralal

Rajesh Sinha, aka Raj Bhai (that’s the name grandly displayed on the auto), has been driving on Delhi roads for more than a decade. The vehicle is a 2015 model, but Raj Bhai calls it “tiptop”. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 9, 2026 21:56 IST

Delhiwale: This way to Gali Batashan 2

A hand-drawn map of Gali Batashan. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 5, 2026 21:42 IST

Delhiwale: The Mehrauli langar

The kitchen is huge and airy, and is part of a sprawling Sufi shrine in South Delhi’s Mehrauli. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 3, 2026 22:52 IST

Delhiwale: Table for many

Lakshmi Dhaba, on Central Delhi’s Humayun Road, beside a cab stand, has all the basic features of a roadside eatery. Yet it feels unusually welcoming. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 3, 2026 02:03 IST

Delhiwale: America is closer to Delhi than you think

Auto rickshaw driver Muhammedeen.

Updated on Jun 1, 2026 22:22 IST

Delhiwale: On the Chatta’s chhat

From a chatta rooftop, the historic quarter lay in darkness, except for the illumined Jama Masjid. (Mayank Austen Soofi)

Updated on Jun 1, 2026 01:44 IST

Delhiwale: Rock star qawwal’s new innings

Late this sweltering summer night, Chand Qawwal is sitting with his harmonium in the courtyard of his home, the Dargah’s marble dome looming behind him. (HT Photo)

Updated on May 27, 2026 22:48 IST

Delhiwale: City in heatwave, citizen outdoors

Delhiwale: City in heatwave, citizen outdoors

Updated on May 26, 2026 22:10 IST

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