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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: Is that a peepal or pilkhan

    Delhiwale: Is that a peepal or pilkhan
    delhi news
    Updated on Oct 23, 2026 02:16 IST

    Delhiwale: Jawed and Lucy

    Delhiwale: Jawed and Lucy
    delhi news
    Updated on Oct 22, 2026 02:12 IST

    Delhiwale: Know your foundation

    Delhiwale: Know your foundation
    delhi news
    Updated on Oct 21, 2026 02:07 IST

    Delhiwale: When CP stalks our October shadows

    The man’s shadow falls on one column, his head and shoulders appearing clearly on the plaster.
    delhi news
    Updated on Oct 20, 2026 02:06 IST

    Delhiwale: Speaking from the heart

    Delhiwale: Speaking from the heart
    delhi news
    Updated on Oct 18, 2026 17:19 IST

    Paradise Lost, or lost time regained

    Lilo Marina, from Australia, at Appetite German Bakery café in Paharganj. (HT Photo)
    delhi news
    Updated on Oct 15, 2026 02:03 IST

    Delhiwale: Jantar Mantar plus

    Every year at this time, the maidan hosts both Ramlila and a mela at night. This Tuesday afternoon, a Ferris wheel rises behind red cloth enclosures. (HT Photo)
    delhi news
    Updated on Oct 13, 2026 17:42 IST

    Delhiwale: A rare Dilli in an old trunk

    The couple graciously agree to pose with the treasure trunk. (Mayank Austen Soofi)
    delhi news
    Updated on Oct 13, 2026 02:07 IST

    Delhiwale: CP surrealism

    Photo of the Regal Cinema corner was snapped on Sunday afternoon. (Mayank Austen Soofi)
    delhi news
    Updated on Oct 12, 2026 02:13 IST

    Delhiwale: This way to Katra Gokul Shah

    Delhiwale: This way to Katra Gokul Shah
    delhi news
    Updated on Oct 10, 2026 02:09 IST

    Delhiwale: Paradise Lost, or lost time regained

    The bookstore, whose name, Fact & Fiction, had a literary ring (like Washington, DC’s Politics and Prose), no longer exists. It begins our new series, Paradise Lost, chronicling Delhi’s vanished landmarks. (HT Photo)
    delhi news
    Updated on Oct 9, 2026 02:00 IST

    Delhiwale: A Jantar Mantar secret

    From outside, the park’s greenery could be taken for a roadside plantation. Step inside, and it turns out to be a place to wander aimlessly. The park’s pathway is full of curves, bends and turns. (HT Photo)
    delhi news
    Updated on Oct 7, 2026 02:01 IST

    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
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