Lodhi Art District is marked by the large-scale, vibrant murals that cover the walls of the residential blocks in Lodhi Colony. Built between nineteen forty-one and nineteen forty-three, this neighborhood was the final housing estate…
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.
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1. Lodhi Art Street
2. "Letters to Lodhi" by YOK and SHERYO
The mural titled Letters to Lodhi is instantly recognizable by its vivid, blinding expanse of yellow painted across the facade of a building in Lodhi Colony. Created in twenty nineteen by the artist duo Yok and Sheryo, this work is part of…
3. Gupt Dwar
The Gupt Dwar, or Secret Door, is a bright yellow mural painted across an arched architectural feature in Block sixteen of the Lodhi Colony. Created by Singapore-based artists Yok and Sheryo, the design draws visual inspiration from the…
4. Fish Out of Water Mural
The Fish Out of Water mural is easily recognized by its surreal, colorful menagerie of creatures that seem to float across the residential wall, including a fish equipped with wings. Completed in twenty-twenty-two by Indian illustrator…
5. Trans Lives Matter by Aravani art project
The Trans Lives Matter mural is a vibrant, large-scale work painted directly onto the exterior wall of the N. P. Co-ed Senior Secondary School in Lodhi Colony. Created in two thousand nineteen, this piece serves as a visual retrospective…
6. Shakti by Sajid Wajid Shaikh
The mural Shakti, painted by Mumbai-based artist Sajid Wajid Shaikh in two thousand nineteen, is a vibrant display of red, blue, and yellow on a wall in Lodhi Colony. You can identify the work by its Art Nouveau style, which incorporates…
7. Mittal Tea House
Mittal Tea House occupies a storefront in the Main Market of Lodhi Colony, marked by a white counter that has become a fixture for tea enthusiasts in the capital. It began in nineteen fifty-four as a general store founded by Lieutenant…