Badampal? Yes pal.

Being a taste-aholic in India isn’t easy. Having to jump off packed busses, being late for appointments and holding up friends in order to satisfy an inquisitive palette are some of the downfalls of being a food addict in a land of flavours. But occasionally a determination to discover new wonders yields scrummy results, for instance finding some unparalleled badampal in Ernakulam.

Delhi: The Lament of the Hungry Expat (my essay from The Book Review India)

Click for bigger version This essay was originally published in The Book Review India.  If you’ve read Delirious Delhi, then this essay is essentially an epilogue: a postscript about the expat’s post-India life, and what it’s like to have lived … Continue reading →

City Moment – Portrait of a Marriage, Mandir Marg

The beautiful Delhi instant. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] One sunny noon The Delhi Walla saw a bride and a groom at a temple in Mandir Marg, Central Delhi. The couple was in the temple’s lawn, along with a few relatives and a priest. They were sitting under a canopy made of pink and yellow silk. It was decorated with flowers. The priest was reciting Vedic verses. A large fruit basket was placed beside a platter of uncooked rice. After offering an apple to the gods, the couple got up and exchanged rose-and-chameli garlands. The relatives clapped. The couple posed for photos. It was a beautiful moment. Do as the priest says The venue view Adam, eve and the apple The garland scene Remember this time Smile please The woman and her man