Bright, house-sized murals coat the walls of these low-slung residential blocks in Lodhi Colony. In twenty-sixteen, the St+art India Foundation turned this neighborhood into India's first open-air public art district. Artists from around…
Lodhi Art District Murals
Walk the quiet, tree-lined lanes of Delhi's first open-air public art district, where grand, colorful murals cover the walls of mid-century government quarters before ending with a fragrant cup of tea at a historic market shop.
Listen to this tour in the Mira app →
1. Lodhi Art Street
2. "Letters to Lodhi" by YOK and SHERYO
The mural Letters to Lodhi features two towering, stylized figures painted in bold, saturated blues and oranges against the stark exterior of a government housing block. Artists YOK and SHERYO created this piece during the first public art…
3. Gupt Dwar
The Gupt Dwar is a low, unassuming arched gateway built of rough-hewn stone, tucked away within the quiet residential blocks of Lodhi Colony. During the construction of New Delhi in the nineteen thirties, engineers discovered this…
4. Fish Out of Water Mural
A massive, bright orange goldfish floats against a teal background on the side of this Lodhi Colony housing block. The artist, Yantr, painted this piece for the St+art India Foundation in twenty-seventeen. He chose a koi fish to represent…
5. Trans Lives Matter by Aravani art project
The mural featuring bright, flowing portraits of transgender individuals covers the side of a tall residential block in Lodhi Colony. Artists from the Aravani Art Project painted these faces to occupy public space and demand visibility in…
6. Shakti by Sajid Wajid Shaikh
The mural titled Shakti features a woman in a bright yellow sari, her arms outstretched to cradle a small, stylized tree. Painted across the facade of a Lodhi Colony residential block, it belongs to a project aiming to turn this…
7. Mittal Tea House
The Mittal Tea House features a distinct storefront with a clean, modern glass exterior that sits in contrast to the surrounding older buildings of Lodhi Colony. Jayant Mittal started this business to move beyond the bulk commodity trade…