The hairy portraits.

[Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi]

The Delhi Walla is a keen devotee of the beards of Delhiwallas. Some men, thanks to their long flowing beards, look like spiritual brothers of Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy. A few beards look as grey and melancholic as that of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal emperor. One tailor in Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti looks like a twin of Vietnamese statesman Ho Chi Minh. I’m still looking for a Lenin.

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