Mumbai gets its own Rainbow Village

Updated On Jan 29, 2018 12:15 pm IST

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A view of a painted wall at Asalpha village in the eastern suburb of Ghatkopar, Mumbai. Chal Rang De, a not-for-profit organisation, roped in artists and painted around 120 hutment walls in the area, turning the locality into an outdoor art gallery at the end of 2017. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 29, 2018 12:15 pm IST

A view of a painted wall at Asalpha village in the eastern suburb of Ghatkopar, Mumbai. Chal Rang De, a not-for-profit organisation, roped in artists and painted around 120 hutment walls in the area, turning the locality into an outdoor art gallery at the end of 2017. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

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Through art, the NGO aims to alter the perspective of urban slums and give them a unique identity. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

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Through art, the NGO aims to alter the perspective of urban slums and give them a unique identity. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

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Asalpha is the first slum locality in the city to undergo this colourful transformation. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

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Asalpha is the first slum locality in the city to undergo this colourful transformation. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

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Mumbaiites were invited to join in. The hutment walls in Asalpha were painted over three days in December, with the help of approximately 400 people. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

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Mumbaiites were invited to join in. The hutment walls in Asalpha were painted over three days in December, with the help of approximately 400 people. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

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These hutment walls can be seen by commuters who use the Metro line, near Jagruti Nagar station in Ghatkopar. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

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These hutment walls can be seen by commuters who use the Metro line, near Jagruti Nagar station in Ghatkopar. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

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The NGO plans to colour as many slums as possible in Mumbai in the future. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

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The NGO plans to colour as many slums as possible in Mumbai in the future. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

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“Colour has the power to create change,” believes founder of the initiative Dedeepya Reddy. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

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“Colour has the power to create change,” believes founder of the initiative Dedeepya Reddy. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

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In the next phase, the NGO is considering involving professional artists to paint the slums. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

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In the next phase, the NGO is considering involving professional artists to paint the slums. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

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The project is a CSR initiative of FruitBowl Digital, in association with Mumbai Metro One, Snowcem Paints and Co.Lab.Oratory Asia. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

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The project is a CSR initiative of FruitBowl Digital, in association with Mumbai Metro One, Snowcem Paints and Co.Lab.Oratory Asia. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

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A long shot of Asalpha slums. A slum in Indonesia , Kampung Pelangi in Randusari, received a similar facelift in 2017 by the local government. It’s popularly known as the Rainbow Village. (Pramod Thakur/HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 29, 2018 12:15 pm IST

A long shot of Asalpha slums. A slum in Indonesia , Kampung Pelangi in Randusari, received a similar facelift in 2017 by the local government. It’s popularly known as the Rainbow Village. (Pramod Thakur/HT Photo)

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