India, Feb. 7 -- Old Delhi has hundreds of streets, each bearing a name that reflects its original shakhsiyat (character). Many streets were named after particular professions because they were once i... Read More
India, Feb. 6 -- Proust questionnaire with a fellow citizen Some places in the city evoke the spirit of a much-thumbed book-creased by time, rich in memory. Delhi's Sunday Book Bazar is one such plac... Read More
India, Feb. 4 -- It isn't only Khan Market where Delhi goes to see and be seen. Fashionable crowds also condescend to grace Defence Colony Market with their august presence. Less theatrical than its a... Read More
India, Feb. 4 -- It isn't only Khan Market where Delhi goes to see and be seen. Fashionable crowds also condescend to grace Defence Colony Market with their august presence. Less theatrical than its a... Read More
India, Jan. 31 -- Virtually every old building in Old Delhi is of slim, narrow bricks known as lakhori. A defining component of Mughal-era architecture, these burnt clay bricks once constituted the we... Read More
India, Jan. 31 -- Virtually every old building in Old Delhi is of slim, narrow bricks known as lakhori. A defining component of Mughal-era architecture, these burnt clay bricks once constituted the we... Read More
India, Jan. 30 -- It is gone. The shaving stall is no longer here. Also gone is the dense hedge of bougainvilleas that roofed over it, turning a dusty stretch of paved footpath into an unexpectedly be... Read More
India, Jan. 29 -- She is finally done for the day. Roshan Khatoon, a housekeeper, has just finished her evening work in a central Delhi household, and is getting ready to leave for home. With an umbre... Read More
India, Jan. 29 -- She is finally done for the day. Roshan Khatoon, a housekeeper, has just finished her evening work in a central Delhi household, and is getting ready to leave for home. With an umbre... Read More
India, Jan. 28 -- Delhi's outdoors have grown increasingly hostile. Extreme pollution is poisoning the air, summer heatwaves are becoming inhumanely intense, and, every year, the monsoon inflicts a re... Read More