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Named after the centuries-old string puppets of India's Rajasthan state, Kathputli Colony is said to be the biggest single concentration of traditional street artists in the world. More than 4 million people – around a quarter of the total living in the vast sprawl of Delhi and its satellites – live in similar conditions in areas officially defined as slums. Many, like Kathputli, were once squatter camps for migrants from the poor rural hinterland to major cities. Launched before the major campaign that preceded the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, the Kathputli redevelopment was meant to pioneer a more community-friendly strategy and set a nationwide example. But five years after the project was launched, only 70 families have moved to the transit camp. With several homes razed in recent days and dozens more now marked for demolition, residents say a final battle looms – and that their resistance to the redevelopment plan is stronger than ever.
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slum dwellers, development, Delhi, Katputhli colony, redevelopment, migrants, artisans
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