Kathputli Colony | |
|---|---|
| Country |  India |
| State | Delhi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Kathputli Colony is a colony of street performers in Shadipur Depot area of Delhi. For the last 50 years, it is home to some 2,800 families of magicians, snake charmers, acrobats, singers, dancers, actors, traditional healers and musicians and especially puppeteers or kathputli-performers from Rajasthan. This makes it world’s largest community of street performers.[1][2][3]
The colony is undergoing an in situ redevelopment plan by Delhi Development Authority (DDA) of Government of Delhi.[1]
- ^ a b "The World's Largest Community of Street Performers Is About to Be Torn Apart". Time. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ^ "Show begins at Kathputli Colony". Indian Express. 16 February 2009. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012.
- ^ Shrager, Heidi J. (20 June 2008). "Postcard from Kathputli: Magic Abounds in a Delhi Slum". Time magazine. Archived from the original on 26 June 2008.