Delhiwale: A private moment between two artists at a public cafe

Private capital: An intimate scene in an artsy Delhi cafe turns out to be a playful rendezvous between two artists.

They were sitting across the table. She had an iced cappuccino. He had a yogurt and muesli parfait.

She was drawing his portrait. He was drawing her portrait. (Mayank Austen Soofi / HT Photo)

One afternoon we see this man and this woman in a central Delhi café. She was looking at him. He was looking at her. She would suddenly cast her eyes downwards. He would suddenly cast his eyes downwards. She would then again raise her eyes to look at him. He would then again raise his eyes to look at her. She was jotting down something on a piece of white paper. He was scribbling something on a piece of paper.

We looked closer.

She was drawing his portrait. He was drawing hers.

His eyes are up, her eyes are down (Mayank Austen Soofi / HT Photo)

She is sketching, he is observing a detail (Mayank Austen Soofi / HT Photo)

His eyes are up, her eyes are up too (Mayank Austen Soofi / HT Photo)

She is almost done (Mayank Austen Soofi / HT Photo)

He seems pleased with his work (Mayank Austen Soofi / HT Photo)

Studio is where the artist is (Mayank Austen Soofi / HT Photo)