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Filmmaker, Writer, Photographer,
Poet, Traveller, Storyteller and
a million things to be.
A collection of essays, notes, and reflections drawn from lived observation.


Two, mostly two-gether at 32nd Avenue, Gurgaon.
A Winter afternoon. A very cold day. A picturesque place which looks like Paris, Italy or Germany. I haven’t been anywhere out of these...
Jan 29, 20222 min read


A day of my life: My Second Home, Faqir Chand Book Store, Khan Market.
3 weeks, it had been more than 3 weeks, that I felt something was missing, a void, a longing for something. I knew what it was. I asked...
Jan 23, 20222 min read


Manto Sahab: Mere dost, Mere dushman.
18 January, 1955 you left this world. After 45 years, I was born. 19 years after that, I was introduced to you at Daryaganj’s Big Book...
Jan 19, 20222 min read


A visit to Red Fort: From Meena Bazaar to Diwan-i-Aam.
A visit to Red Fort. Dilli is being missed, those streets, the people, the life, the rickshaw rides, the metro...writes Manan Kathuria.
Jan 17, 20222 min read


Memoirs from my life: A bench.
I was sitting on a bench which must have seen so many generations, so many days, so many months, so many years...read more - Manan Kathuria.
Jan 10, 20222 min read


A Street Food shop that has seen the transformation of the cafe-esc Khan Market, New Delhi.
This shop that has seen Khan Market being built right in front of it, was now serving food and snacks. Read more on Manan Kathuria's Journal
Jan 5, 20223 min read


Finding solace at Dargah Salim Chisti, Fatehpur Sikri, Agra
I knew the stars will align again and I’ll be visiting the place where I left a part of my heart, the very first time I visited it...
Jan 3, 20223 min read


Taj Mahal: an epitome of illusion where love resides forever.
Taj Mahal; who doesn’t know about this? The world comes to see this epitome of beauty where love resides forever. But, I never understood...
Dec 29, 20213 min read


Happy Birthday Mirza Ghalib: a conversation.
It’s 27 December, Ghalib Saab’s birthday today. Janamdin Mubarak ho! ‘I’m here Ghalib saab. Wake up, I’ve found you.' writes Manan Kathuria.
Dec 28, 20213 min read
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