What is Delhi?

The national capital may mean different things to different people, but it will always be a second home for every single Indian.

The sky was azure blue, and thanks to three days of nonstop rain, the air was as clean as I have ever breathed in Delhi. The red Bharatpur stone arch of the India Gate shined brightly in the October sun, and I could hear a smattering of languages from all corners of India. Some of those people were residents of the capital, others like myself were visit…