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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: Peering into pearl

Delhiwale: Peering into pearl
Updated on Aug 21, 2026 02:34 IST

Delhiwale: Portrait of a lady

When she began appearing in gold, she took the name Sheela.
Updated on Aug 20, 2026 02:37 IST

Delhiwale: A horror not to be surveyed

In Connaught Place, after sundown, a bald man in a black suit and tie is sitting alone, without even a mobile phone, on a low cement ledge close to Anil Book Corner, shut for the day. He is looking down. (HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 19, 2026 02:34 IST

Delhiwale: Tree of the poets

Akshay, who often travels from distant Gurugram to Lodhi Garden.
Updated on Aug 18, 2026 02:40 IST

Delhiwale: This way to 15 August

 (Mayank Austen Soofi)
Updated on Aug 14, 2026 17:10 IST

Delhiwale: Scent of a scoop

In the black-and-white photograph, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is raising a hand in greeting.
Updated on Aug 12, 2026 02:34 IST

Delhiwale: Timekeeper’s cat

Throughout the conversation, the cat remained motionless.
Updated on Aug 10, 2026 02:31 IST

Delhiwale: This way to Gali Garhiya

Delhiwale: This way to Gali Garhiya
Updated on Aug 8, 2026 02:34 IST

Delhiwale: Quiet stands the gumbad

The pale walls were catching just enough light from two street lamps to remind the passing commuters that Gol Gumbad was still there.
Updated on Aug 6, 2026 02:32 IST

Delhiwale: Tasty walk

Founder’s elder son Jagmohan Singh with longtime cook Bhagwan Das, who retired six months ago. (Mayank Austen Soofi)
Updated on Aug 3, 2026 02:35 IST

Delhiwale: Dreams of Meraj

Meraj, 22, has been helping his father run the stall while hunting for a job. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 30, 2026 02:40 IST

Delhiwale: Tree with wings

The photo is from another day, snapped around twilight (Mayank Austen Soofi)
Updated on Jul 29, 2026 02:43 IST

Delhiwale: The new Dilli speak

Delhiwale: The new Dilli speak
Updated on Jul 28, 2026 02:36 IST

Delhiwale: This way to Ramlila Maidan

Delhiwale: This way to Ramlila Maidan
Updated on Jul 25, 2026 02:52 IST

Delhiwale: Dreams of Ayush

For the past year, Ayush Kumar has worked as a waiter at this neighbourhood café in Central Delhi. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 23, 2026 02:46 IST

Delhiwale: Flyover trekking

This humid evening, an elderly labourer is pushing a cart loaded with long iron pipes downhill a Central Delhi flyover. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 22, 2026 03:09 IST

Delhiwale: This island of rahat

Delhiwale: This island of rahat
Updated on Jul 21, 2026 02:54 IST

Delhiwale: The Meharchand eclecticism

Over the years, almost every visit to Central Delhi’s Meharchand Market feels as though it is undergoing some or the other sort of renovation, and no one knows when it will end. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 17, 2026 02:41 IST