The Art of Uneventful Everyday

On Socially Engaged Art Project in Delhi

Resumo

Like any other south Asian city, Delhi had grown organically through migrants of different communities and classes. Many working-class people develop their site of work and residence through a network of social relationships. Most of the time, these sites are illegal or quasi-legal. They often suffer the blow of violence of demolition due to the beautification of the city or through the logic of hygiene. These migrant working-class people are seen as trace-passers in the city. One such site is Meena Bazar. It is a makeshift market outside the main gate of Jama Masjid, a Mughal time famous mosque in old Delhi. This mosque stands just opposite the side of another spectacular Mughal site, Red Fort. Every year these two Mughal monuments attract millions of tourists.