15 Pictures That Will Convince You to Spend Your Weekend in Delhi’s Lodhi Colony

A spring afternoon is the best time to explore Delhi in all its glory. Making this experience a gazillion times better are the passionate folks from the St + Art India foundation.









The Delhi branch started work in 2014, giving us some stunning artworks in places where you would least expect it. Remember the Gandhi mural at the Delhi Police Headquarters in ITO, or the shayari on the walls of Tihar Jail in West Delhi? Yep, that's all them.







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This year, the not-for-profit organization partnered with Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan to create India's first public art district in the iconic Lodhi Colony in central Delhi. You may have crossed this colony in the past, but a visit to this place now might alter your memories completely.

After seeing some gorgeous pictures on Facebook and Instagram, Vagabomb decided to take a tour in these old lanes, and boy, were we impressed. This destination is easily accessible via the metro and there are lots of enthusiastic auto and rickshawallahs waiting outside the Jor Bagh metro station. One such well-informed rickshawallah, Mohd Dilshad, promised to show us all 18 walls. He doubled up as our photographer and subject, and was happy to show off his side of the Lodhi colony.











The street art foundation works with the simple aim of making art accessible to a wider audience by taking it out of the conventional gallery space and embedding it within cities. They've achieved that perfectly in the Lodhi art district. According to Dilshad, the walls are the new landmarks of the region, and directions now sound like, 'Lakshmi Bai se right ya birds se left,' which is an accurate way to gauge the impact of these artworks on the lives of the residents.







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The art district is ready, and the foundation has active volunteers at the site to organize curated tours, and more. One such volunteer is Tanya Munjal, a fashion journalism student, who spends her afternoons shuffling between the art zones. She told us, "We're in Lodhi Colony most of the day and strike a conversation with anyone who pauses to appreciate the walls. The idea of street art is to connect with the masses and bring art to them, which is happening here every day."



Exploring the Lodhi art district was a brilliant way to spend a Saturday afternoon, and we recommend you do the same. Use our pictures as inspiration and head to Lodhi Colony today.

















































These artworks were captured by Sneha Mitra (unless specified otherwise).