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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: This way to Gali Guliyan

Tourists with the wall. (Mayank Austen Soofi)

Updated on Mar 20, 2026 18:43 IST

Delhiwale: The 22 March landmark

Today, Chandni Chowk lies invaded by a dense, unceasing flow of life—shoppers, traders, laborers, tourists, rickshaw pullers, vendors. The Sunehri Masjid itself seems removed from this chaos. (HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 18, 2026 23:54 IST

Delhiwale: Double role story

The two bougainvillea trees are currently in bloom, synchronising in perfect jugalbandi with each other, twinning brightly, here in Lodhi Garden. (HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 18, 2026 24:52 IST

Delhiwale: Portrait of a bedroom

This is Andrea Anastasio’s bedroom. (Mayank Austen Soofi)

Updated on Mar 16, 2026 21:32 IST

Delhiwale: Overtaken by the battery

Gulab graciously agrees to pose for a portrait with his rickshaw. (Mayank Austen Soofi)

Updated on Mar 15, 2026 21:30 IST

Delhiwale: This way to Gali Dharampura

Writer Jhumpa Lahiri, who happened to be visiting Dilli at the time. (HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 14, 2026 02:43 IST

Delhiwale: Moon, memories and sun-dried tomatoes

Young entrepreneur Paridhi Narayan Singh. (HT)

Updated on Mar 13, 2026 11:07 IST

Delhiwale: A dagger most extraordinary

Since the original farman no longer exists, its exact reproduction for the museum was hand-drawn from a manuscript that lies in the custody of the British Library in London. The reproduction’s beautiful Farsi calligraphy was rendered by Abbas Safarnejad, an artist living in Tehran. (HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 11, 2026 22:30 IST

Delhiwale: The baoli around the corner

One of Delhi’s most intriguing and lesser-known baolis stands beside the Sufi shrine of Hazrat Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki in Mehrauli. This afternoon, the well is covered by a metal grid. (HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 11, 2026 24:52 IST

Delhiwale: A season of opposites

The city continues its seasonal contrast: leaves falling across Delhi, flowers blooming across Delhi.

Updated on Mar 10, 2026 12:06 IST

Delhiwale: Where Iran coexists with the US

One significant figure linking Delhi and Iran is Abdul Qadir Bedil, a poet born in today’s Jharkhand who spent most of his life in Mughal-era Dilli, writing in Persian. Bedil’s grave lies near Bharat Mandapam. (HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 8, 2026 22:44 IST

Delhiwale: This way to Gali Ram Richhpal

The street is short and contains only the three establishments. (HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 6, 2026 23:34 IST

Delhiwale: An American in Lodhi Garden

The pink flowers are flaring outward like tiny trumpets, which give the tree its common English name. But the Pink Trumpet tree has no desi naam. It is an American import that has quietly entered the city’s seasonal cycle. (HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 5, 2026 22:34 IST

Delhiwale: Iran on the shelf

(Mayank Austen Soofi)

Updated on Mar 3, 2026 24:35 IST

Delhiwale: High tea at 5AM Ramzan

Young Faizan is brewing a new round of garam chai. (Mayank Austen Soofi)

Updated on Mar 2, 2026 11:06 IST

Delhiwale: This way to Gali Hotel Taj Wali

On the facing side, the lane is flanked by Hotel Taj, a hulking pink-and-white landmark that gives a very strong idiosyncratic character to this part of the Walled City. (HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 1, 2026 05:44 IST

Delhiwale: Krishna Chopra, a “housewife; Moley Fernandes, a “crooner”

Photo shows a page torn from the directory, displaying group portrait of the “office bearers & members of Jangpura Extension Welfare Association,” circa 1982. (HT)

Updated on Feb 26, 2026 13:19 IST

Delhiwale: A rotating ice cream

The roller wali ice cream carts surface every year at the start of summer, but sightings are rare. (HT Photo)

Updated on Feb 25, 2026 11:06 IST

Suraj in the city

This afternoon, Suraj is walking in a central Delhi site, close to a high-rise-in-progress. (HT)

Updated on Feb 25, 2026 11:05 IST

Delhiwale: This way to Gali Unchi Masjid

Gali Unchi Masjid draws its name from a masjid that stood at an unchi, elevated, height. Over the decades, the ground gradually levelled. (HT Photo)

Updated on Feb 25, 2026 11:03 IST

Delhiwale: A landmark’s updated perspective

Turkman Gate—a seventeenth-century stone fragment holding its ground against traffic, cables, and the chaos of street life. (HT Photo)

Updated on Feb 25, 2026 11:03 IST

Taste of heatwaves

Citizen Amar’s kulfi cart in central Delhi’s Bhogal bears hand-painted verses in Hindi. (HT)

Updated on Feb 25, 2026 11:02 IST

Dilli in immortal marble

This afternoon, Fakeer Kashmir Baba is the lone visitor inside the monument. (HT)

Updated on Feb 25, 2026 11:01 IST

Delhiwale: The mannequin anthropology

One aspect common to all the Paharganj Main Bazar mannequins is the blonde wig. (Mayank Austen Soofi)

Updated on Feb 18, 2026 01:28 IST

Delhiwale: “Desi boy,” the poet

He has signed his name on almost every flyer. (Mayank Austen Soofi)

Updated on Feb 17, 2026 01:02 IST

Delhiwale: Ajay’s first day as cab driver

Ajay Kumar

Updated on Feb 15, 2026 22:44 IST

Delhiwale: This way to Katra Buddhan Rai

Ahmed takes out a small perfume bottle labelled Opium Black, and cordially dabs a drop or two on the back of Rehmat’s palm. (Mayank Austen Soofi)

Updated on Feb 13, 2026 22:06 IST

Delhiwale: The mystery behind the trapped moon

The cables remain adrift, trapping the unsuspecting moon in their tangle. (Mayank Austen Soofi)

Updated on Feb 10, 2026 22:22 IST

Delhiwale: Some questions for Sunder Nursery

While most visitors come with family and friends, the park is also envisioned as a cultural hub. (Mayank Austen Soofi)

Updated on Feb 10, 2026 09:37 IST

Delhiwale: His monumental childhood

The tomb of Emperor Feroze Shah Tughlaq is among Delhi’s great monuments. (Mayank Austen Soofi)

Updated on Feb 8, 2026 22:48 IST

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