Ordinary lives in the extraordinary world of Delhi brothels
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Sushma looks as if she’s in her late forties but she’s not sure about her real age. Her name isn’t real either, just the one she goes by in New Delhi’s red light district.
She is among the many women, men and children living and working in brothel number 300 on Garstin Bastion Road, known as “G.B. Road,” in the city’s old quarters who are documented by Mayank Austen Soofi in his new book, “Nobody Can Love You More”.
Book Talk: Ordinary lives in the extraordinary world of Delhi brothels
NEW DELHI, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Sushma looks as if she’s in
her late forties but she’s not sure about her real age. Her name
isn’t real either, just the one she goes by in New Delhi’s red
light district.
She is among the many women, men and children living and
working in brothel number 300 on Garstin Bastion Road, known as
“G.B. Road,” in the city’s old quarters who are documented by
Mayank Austen Soofi in his new book, “Nobody Can Love You More”.
Book Talk: Ordinary lives in the extraordinary world of Delhi’s brothels
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Sushma looks like she’s in her late forties; she’s not sure about her age. It’s not her real name but the one she goes by in New Delhi’s red light district.
Every morning at 2:30 a.m., she wakes up, drinks a cup of tea and paints her face with make-up before stepping out into the street to look for men who’ll pay her around two dollars to have sex.
Photo gallery: a Hipstamatic trip through Old Delhi
As an iPhone owner and an avid Hipstamatic user, I’ve been capturing daily life on the streets of Delhi for the past few months. As someone who was born and raised outside of India, I’m struck by how much of life is played out on the streets here. From bathing to cooking to sleeping, India’s streets are truly an extension of the home, and in many cases, is home itself.
Most of the photos are from Old Delhi, a world within a world in the heart of the Indian capital. The old quarters were once known as Shahjahanabad — named after Mughal Emperor Shahjahan who built the city in the 1600s.
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@EvergladeWindow I think population back then in Delhi was 1 million and today it’s 12 million.That probably explains the lack of traffic :)
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