Imaginary character sketches set against the backdrop of hypnotic ASMR sounds. A match made in the seductive hallways of hell!
I look at pictures of people living in the shadows and imagine their vivid life stories. Private people living private lives. Urban ghosts for whom anonymity is their only friend. Secrecy, a weapon they wield everyday.
This is an audio trip that starts from the velvety corners of your curious mind, that reaches the dark crannies of the city's brimming outline.
Tarsem - New Delhi's Shrewdest Loan Shark ft. Jubin Jose
It's Diwali night! You're feeling lucky. The entire capital is wrapped up like a gift box. Fireworks don the the grey night sky while the city roads are pleasantly deserted. You want to try your luck somewhere but you happen to be buried in debt, from all the games you played the week preceding Diwali. There's still one door you can knock, one table you can sit on and one man who can loan you, your starting 30 chips.
His name is Tarsem - New Delhi's Shrewdest Loan Shark. Legend says Tarsem could read your luck just by a gaze into your eyes. If he trusted you with his money, you were either in the luck of your life or about to be clutched into a debt trap from the deepest circles of hell.
Tune-in for a walk through the world of Delhi's gambling dens, hidden in plain-sight behind locked doors and secret passages.
Narrated by Jubin Jose. Cover photo by Harshil Bhardwaj.
7 Sept 2021
Vicky - Pickpocket Turned Money Tracer
Say you lose your lucky 2000 rupee note, or an autographed note by your favourite celeb or even worse; a note that carries an important phone number. Is it lost forever or is there someone who can trace it for you? If you're in Delhi and know the right people on the streets, you're in luck. You'll be directed to meet Vicky alias Duggi, a small-time pickpocket now turned into a full-time money tracer.
Tune in to get sucked into his magnetic world, narrated by Ashish Adpur on a slow train ride between different Indian stations.
7 Sept 2021
Sumaya - Serial Book-Crosser ft. Vera Raina
Sumaya for the longest time wanted to be a book thief. But a chance encounter with a stranger on a train, turned her into a book-crosser instead. Somebody who willingly left behind books in public places for strangers to discover.
She felt part of an invisible community at first. There was a sense of purpose to keep this real life fantasy alive. Carry on the magical work started by a stranger who thought alike. But when you've been book-crossing a long time, you can't help but crave the same experience for yourself.
Tune-in to listen to the story of this serial book crosser turned book thief, narrated by Vera Raina on a windy evening by the beach.
15 Aug 2021
Jerry - Capital's Fondest Pet Mice
A Man-Friday for hire. That was Jerry's job description. That guy known by your guy who you call for a late night favour. A dirty job. A quick bail-out. He knew the streets cz that's where he found his education. Reading the pulse of the common man. He figured how the world worked quite early-on. Understood the concept of creating demand and restricting supply. Jerry was born an outsider but he knew how to befriend and enter the most protected circles in the Capital. Listen to his chilling tale of becoming Delhi's most trusted handyman, narrated by Ashish Adpur on a cold, windy night in Delhi.
15 Aug 2021
Dino - Your Friendly Neighbourhood Voyeur ft. Shaks
Eavesdropping didn't come naturally to Dino. He once got his hands on a wireless radio receiver which belonged to his cop father's PCR van. He overheard cops in their natural state, discussing mafia bosses, politicians and celebrity scoops. That was it. From that moment on, he got hooked to the idea of entering people's lives as an invisible listener. A perfect voyeur, who heard it all, saw it all, knew it all yet was someone, nobody ever saw, heard or knew of. An urban ghost.
Tune in to teleport into the world of Dino. Narrated by Sakshi Batra in an empty playground with chirping Crickets for company.
15 Aug 2021
Gucci Singh - The Flaneur
A person's nakedness didn't excite him as much as their transparency. He'd rather roam the streets following people's private life than their public profile. The man, the ghost, the flaneur, I give you all Gucci Singh - stalker by passion & profession.
Tune-in to dive into Gucci's world. Narrated by Ashish Adpur on a late night bus ride back home.
14 Aug 2021
Pooja - That Girl On The Flyover Graffiti ft. Sheuly Ghosh
Ever wondered who are the women whose lovers spraypaint the town red with love notes on bridges, flyovers and public walls? What is their story? Where do they come from? What does the day they spot these "public declarations of love", look like? This is the story of Pooja - a girl I sat across the table at a restaurant, who was supposedly having the worst day of her life.
Tune in to dive into her #IncogFiles. Narrated by Sheuly Ghosh in an empty diner winding up for the day.
12 Jul 2021
Bibek - The Classroom Dognapper ft. HarshilDotIn
Abducting grooms, thefts, carjackings, extortions, kidnappings - these were all skills passed down to Bibek from his family. So what did twelve year old Bibek do with all this? He went a step ahead and added "dog-napping" to his family's niche line of work.
Listen to the story of Bibek, the classroom dognapper narrated on a windy morning by the nukkadwali Chai stall.
Voiced by Harshil Bhardwaj
Cover photo by Ashish Adpur
8 Jul 2021
Ambika - Professional Manipulation Consultant ft. Kanksha Raina
Do you remember all the people you've met in the backseat of shared cabs? Remember their stories? Ever found yourself intrigued about the fascinating lives they live? Ambika was a natural born liar. A compulsive cheat. Professional manipulation consultant. She was the one you called, if you ever found yourself caught in your own web of lies. Found yourself in the deep end with no way out. Too bad, she accepted her clients only through reference.
Interested in digging deeper? Tune-in for a walk-through into the world of private management consultants.
Voiced by Kanksha Raina
Cover photo - Unknown artist
10 Jun 2021
The Curious Case of Jimmy the Realtor
Manchurian-phobic. Property dealer of the underground. Inventor of haunted houses. Jimmy was your go-to man if you had nowhere else to go. You could be on the run from the cops or the debt collectors, an eloping couple or just jobless young dreamers.
Where did he come from? How did he start a thriving business renting out properties that didn't belong to him? Tune in to go on a trip inside Jimmy's surreal world!
Cover photo by Harshil Bhardwaj
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