India, April 6 -- Some parts so silent and deserted, others full of bustle and sounds. Most of Gali Gudaryan is like a baggy wide megapolis where people come from all corners of the world for a livin... Read More
India, April 5 -- Thanda paani trolleys have returned. So have street hawkers selling coconut slices and peeled cucumbers (neembu mar ke!). So have shikanji kiosks. So have stalls of (the early) mango... Read More
India, April 4 -- He raises his arms, lowers his head, stands motionless, seeming to take a deep breath, and-oh look-he is jumping down from his high perch! Splash. He plunges into the water. Another ... Read More
India, April 3 -- Delhi's monuments are usually made of red sandstone. An exception is a red sherbet, its origins tightly entwined with the dense tapestry of Purani Dilli's rich history. Say salaam-na... Read More
India, April 2 -- The groceries, the veggie stalls, the lazy dogs, the cats, the rats, and us people. Everything's ordinary along the street. Until it isn't. The dull spell is broken on spotting a sid... Read More
India, April 2 -- A hand reaches out in the night sky, plucks the full moon, plunges it into a cauldron full of hissing hot oil. The moon swells up, turning brown. You may now eat it. Rustled out of... Read More
India, April 2 -- Here's a book binding establishment, two tailoring workshops, a travel agency, a chai stall, a computer institute, a beauty parlour, many homes, many side-lanes, a wall of lakhori br... Read More
India, March 29 -- Following are a few observations made in a city park one uncomfortably warm noon this week. 1. Currently, the most beautiful sight in Delhi is of two side-by-side bougainvillea tre... Read More
India, March 27 -- He restores torn clothes, for he is a rafoogar-belonging to a diminishing segment of tailors who specialise in the art of darning. A Yumuna-paar dweller from Khureji, Inam Khan shut... Read More
India, March 26 -- Walking snail-like along a sleepy passage lined with residences, she repeatedly turns to make sure the young boy and the little girl are keeping up with her. "My children," she says... Read More