Lodhi Art District

The Lodhi Art District is India's first open-air public street-art district — a free, walkable gallery where the plain government-quarters walls of Lodhi Colony have been transformed into a giant canvas of large-scale murals.

• Created by the St+art India Foundation, it turned an ordinary mid-20th-century CPWD housing colony into one of Delhi's most photographed cultural spots, and inspired similar street-art districts across the country.
• The first murals were painted in 2015–2016, and the district has grown across subsequent St+art editions to around fifty works by leading Indian and international artists, running roughly between Khanna Market and Meherchand Market.
• The project was realised through partnerships with government bodies, embassies and sponsors, with a simple, radical aim: to democratise art by moving it out of ticketed galleries and onto everyday streets accessible to residents, students, commuters and visitors alike.
• The appeal lies in the contrast — vivid, contemporary murals set against austere, symmetrical institutional architecture and arched corridors.
• Because works are periodically refreshed or replaced across editions, the district rewards repeat visits, and it pairs naturally with the boutiques and cafes of the adjoining Meherchand and Khanna markets and with a wider Lodhi Road art-and-green outing.
• For vegetarian travellers the area is a pure-veg delight — the celebrated Carnatic Cafe for South Indian, Sagar Ratna on Lodhi Road, and other veg eateries in Meherchand Market.