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  • Vishal Bhatt breathes fire above Shadipur. The Bhatts, a huge extended family of puppeteers, singers and dancers are all from Rajasthan. When the traditional nomadic lifestyles of courtly entertainers declined, the families moved to the cities to find work..Shadipur Depot, an industrial area in West Delhi is home to a remarkable collection of performers, artists and circus acts, many of whom perform internationally. The area is a large slum (also known as a jhuggi cluster) with open sewers, few amenities and great poverty.
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  • Vishal Bhatt breathes fire above Shadipur. The Bhatts, a huge extended family of puppeteers, singers and dancers are all from Rajasthan. When the traditional nomadic lifestyles of courtly entertainers declined, the families moved to the cities to find work.<br />
Shadipur Depot, an industrial area in West Delhi is home to a remarkable collection of performers, artists and circus acts, many of whom perform internationally. The area is a large slum (also known as a jhuggi cluster) with open sewers, few amenities and great poverty.
    7_SFE_020717_0001_1.jpg
  • A woman pushes her bike home after filling many cans from a water tanker in Kusumpur Pahari. The slum, built more than thirty years ago has no running water or sewage facilities. The only water supply come from the Municipal  JAL Board water trucks that visit several times a day. The deliveries are supposed to be free but in reality, residents must pay bribes to have the water delivered.
    SFE_070203_0032.jpg
  • A girl walks past the embankment of Shadipur Depot<br />
The Kathiputli Colony in the Shadipur Depot slum is home to hundreds of (originally Rajasthani) performers. The artistes who live here - from magicians, acrobats, musicians, dancers and puppeteers are often international renowed by always return to the Shadipur slum.
    SFE_020717_0064.jpg
  • A boy on his way to perform his magic act at a wedding waits for a lift by the side of the road<br />
The Kathiputli Colony in the Shadipur Depot slum is home to hundreds of (originally Rajasthani) performers. The artistes who live here - from magicians, acrobats, musicians, dancers and puppeteers are often international renowed by always return to the Shadipur slum.
    SFE_020717_0057.jpg
  • A woman carries water delivered by tanker back to her home in the slum of Kusumpur Pahari. The slum, built more than thirty years ago has no running water or sewage facilities. The only water supply come from the Municipal  JAL Board water trucks that visit several times a day. The deliveries are supposed to be free but in reality, residents must pay bribes to have the water delivered.
    SFE_070204_0101.jpg
  • Raffan and Chi-Chi perform grisly street magic routine. At turns bawdy, lewd and gory, Raffan‚ the act is a master class in keeping the audience rapt, while keeping one eye out for the police (who must be bribed to turn a blind eye). The act which culminates in Chi-Chi being assaulted, draws a big crowd who genuinely did not seem to realise it was fake blood. For the show, Raffan made nearly Rs1000<br />
The Kathiputli Colony in the Shadipur Depot slum is home to hundreds of (originally Rajasthani) performers. The artistes who live here - from magicians, acrobats, musicians, dancers and puppeteers are often international renowed by always return to the Shadipur slum.
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  • Kartall Bhatt listens to his father singing at their home in Shadipur. Kartall, 12, is being trained to sing himself. His voice may well be ruined when it “breaks”.<br />
The Kathiputli Colony in the Shadipur Depot slum is home to hundreds of (originally Rajasthani) performers. The artistes who live here - from magicians, acrobats, musicians, dancers and puppeteers are often international renowed by always return to the Shadipur slum.
    SFE_020717_0076.jpg
  • A girl in the lanes of Shadipur Depot<br />
The Kathiputli Colony in the Shadipur Depot slum is home to hundreds of (originally Rajasthani) performers. The artistes who live here - from magicians, acrobats, musicians, dancers and puppeteers are often international renowed by always return to the Shadipur slum.
    SFE_020717_0073.jpg
  • A performer practices his tightrope walking (or high-wire) act in the slums of Shadipur.<br />
The Kathiputli Colony in the Shadipur Depot slum is home to hundreds of (originally Rajasthani) performers. The artistes who live here - from magicians, acrobats, musicians, dancers and puppeteers are often international renowed by always return to the Shadipur slum.
    SFE_020717_0053.jpg
  • Slum dwellers scramble for water in Jai Hind Camp. The camp is home to perhaps 3000-4000 migrant workers from all over India. It has no water supplies at all so once a day, the Municipal JAL Board truck delivers some water. There is never enough for the expanding population to go around and some are left with nothing.
    SFE_070203_0151.jpg
  • Vishal Bhatt breathes fire above Shadipur. The Bhatts, a huge extended family of puppeteers, singers and dancers are all from Rajasthan. When the traditional nomadic lifestyles of courtly entertainers declined, the families moved to the cities to find work.<br />
The Kathiputli Colony in the Shadipur Depot slum is home to hundreds of (originally Rajasthani) performers. The artistes who live here - from magicians, acrobats, musicians, dancers and puppeteers are often international renowed by always return to the Shadipur slum.
    SFE_020717_0078.jpg
  • A performer carries a giant puppet through the lanes of Shadipur<br />
The Kathiputli Colony in the Shadipur Depot slum is home to hundreds of (originally Rajasthani) performers. The artistes who live here - from magicians, acrobats, musicians, dancers and puppeteers are often international renowed by always return to the Shadipur slum.
    SFE_020717_0071.jpg
  • A puppeteer makes his puppet dance<br />
The Kathiputli Colony in the Shadipur Depot slum is home to hundreds of (originally Rajasthani) performers. The artistes who live here - from magicians, acrobats, musicians, dancers and puppeteers are often international renowed by always return to the Shadipur slum.
    SFE_020717_0067.jpg
  • A man and his performing monkeys<br />
The Kathiputli Colony in the Shadipur Depot slum is home to hundreds of (originally Rajasthani) performers. The artistes who live here - from magicians, acrobats, musicians, dancers and puppeteers are often international renowed by always return to the Shadipur slum.
    SFE_020717_0062.jpg
  • Raffan and Chi-Chi perform grisly street magic routine. At turns bawdy, lewd and gory, Raffan, the act is a master class in keeping the audience rapt, while keeping one eye out for the police (who must be bribed to turn a blind eye). The act which culminates in Chi-Chi being assaulted, draws a big crowd who genuinely did not seem to realise it was fake blood. For the show, Raffan made nearly Rs1000.The Kathiputli Colony in the Shadipur Depot slum is home to hundreds of (originally Rajasthani) performers. The artistes who live here - from magicians, acrobats, musicians, dancers and puppeteers are often international renowed by always return to the Shadipur slum.
    11_SFE_020717_0010.jpg
  • A chld plays outside her house in the lanes of Shadipur Depot<br />
The Kathiputli Colony in the Shadipur Depot slum is home to hundreds of (originally Rajasthani) performers. The artistes who live here - from magicians, acrobats, musicians, dancers and puppeteers are often international renowed by always return to the Shadipur slum.
    SFE_020717_0074.jpg
  • Bhagwan Das Bhatt, rehearses in his home. Bhagwan Das, a huge presence in Shadipur, is one of many artists that have travelled internationally to perform on a regular basis<br />
The Kathiputli Colony in the Shadipur Depot slum is home to hundreds of (originally Rajasthani) performers. The artistes who live here - from magicians, acrobats, musicians, dancers and puppeteers are often international renowed by always return to the Shadipur slum.
    SFE_020717_0058.jpg
  • Bhagwan Das Bhatt, rehearses in his home. Bhagwan Das, a huge presence in Shadipur, is one of many artists that have travelled internationally to perform on a regular basis<br />
The Kathiputli Colony in the Shadipur Depot slum is home to hundreds of (originally Rajasthani) performers. The artistes who live here - from magicians, acrobats, musicians, dancers and puppeteers are often international renowed by always return to the Shadipur slum.
    SFE_020717_0058_1.jpg
  • Reenu, 15, practices her contortions. Reenu and her family are trained by her mother, herself a former acrobat. The children, when babies, were stretched and contorted to make their bones pliable for the act. <br />
The Kathiputli Colony in the Shadipur Depot slum is home to hundreds of (originally Rajasthani) performers. The artistes who live here - from magicians, acrobats, musicians, dancers and puppeteers are often international renowed by always return to the Shadipur slum.
    SFE_020717_0077.jpg
  • Reenu, 15, practices her contortions. Reenu and her family are trained by her mother, herself a former acrobat. The children, when babies, were stretched and contorted to make their bones pliable for the act. <br />
The Kathiputli Colony in the Shadipur Depot slum is home to hundreds of (originally Rajasthani) performers. The artistes who live here - from magicians, acrobats, musicians, dancers and puppeteers are often international renowed by always return to the Shadipur slum.
    SFE_020717_0070.jpg
  • A boy walks through Shadipur on his way to a show<br />
The Kathiputli Colony in the Shadipur Depot slum is home to hundreds of (originally Rajasthani) performers. The artistes who live here - from magicians, acrobats, musicians, dancers and puppeteers are often international renowed by always return to the Shadipur slum.
    SFE_020717_0068.jpg
  • Reenu, 15, practices her contortions. Reenu and her family are trained by her mother, herself a former acrobat. The children, when babies, were stretched and contorted to make their bones pliable for the act. <br />
The Kathiputli Colony in the Shadipur Depot slum is home to hundreds of (originally Rajasthani) performers. The artistes who live here - from magicians, acrobats, musicians, dancers and puppeteers are often international renowed by always return to the Shadipur slum.
    SFE_020717_0059.jpg
  • Chand Pasha, a magician produces a bird from his sleeve<br />
The Kathiputli Colony in the Shadipur Depot slum is home to hundreds of (originally Rajasthani) performers. The artistes who live here - from magicians, acrobats, musicians, dancers and puppeteers are often international renowed by always return to the Shadipur slum.
    SFE_020717_0055.jpg
  • Slum dwellers scramble for water in Jai Hind Camp. The camp is home to perhaps 3000-4000 migrant workers from all over India. It has no water supplies at all so once a day, the Municipal JAL Board truck delivers some water. There is never enough for the expanding population to go around and some are left with nothing.
    SFE_070203_0124.jpg
  • A boy practices his tabla drum in the street, Shadipur Depot<br />
The Kathiputli Colony in the Shadipur Depot slum is home to hundreds of (originally Rajasthani) performers. The artistes who live here - from magicians, acrobats, musicians, dancers and puppeteers are often international renowed by always return to the Shadipur slum.
    SFE_020717_0072.jpg
  • Men waiting to send horses to a wedding show from ther stables in Shadipur<br />
The Kathiputli Colony in the Shadipur Depot slum is home to hundreds of (originally Rajasthani) performers. The artistes who live here - from magicians, acrobats, musicians, dancers and puppeteers are often international renowed by always return to the Shadipur slum.
    SFE_020717_0069.jpg
  • Bhagwan Das Bhatt, rehearses in his home. Bhagwan Das, a huge presence in Shadipur, is one of many artists that have travelled internationally to perform on a regular basis<br />
The Kathiputli Colony in the Shadipur Depot slum is home to hundreds of (originally Rajasthani) performers. The artistes who live here - from magicians, acrobats, musicians, dancers and puppeteers are often international renowed by always return to the Shadipur slum.
    SFE_020717_0066.jpg
  • Puppet heads lie on the roof of a puppeteer in Shadipur<br />
The Kathiputli Colony in the Shadipur Depot slum is home to hundreds of (originally Rajasthani) performers. The artistes who live here - from magicians, acrobats, musicians, dancers and puppeteers are often international renowed by always return to the Shadipur slum.
    SFE_020717_0065.jpg
  • A performer practices his tightrope walking (or high-wire) act in the slums of Shadipur.<br />
The Kathiputli Colony in the Shadipur Depot slum is home to hundreds of (originally Rajasthani) performers. The artistes who live here - from magicians, acrobats, musicians, dancers and puppeteers are often international renowed by always return to the Shadipur slum.
    SFE_020717_0056.jpg
  • Slum dwellers scramble for water in Kusumpur Pahari. The slum, built more than thirty years ago has no running water or sewage facilities. The only water supply come from the Municipal  JAL Board water trucks that visit several times a day. The deliveries are supposed to be free but in reality, residents must pay bribes to have the water delivered.
    SFE_070204_0040.jpg
  • Bhagwan Das Bhatt, rehearses in his home. Bhagwan Das, a huge presence in Shadipur, is one of many artists that have travelled internationally to perform on a regular basis<br />
The Kathiputli Colony in the Shadipur Depot slum is home to hundreds of (originally Rajasthani) performers. The artistes who live here - from magicians, acrobats, musicians, dancers and puppeteers are often international renowed by always return to the Shadipur slum.
    SFE_020717_0061_1.jpg
  • Bhagwan Das Bhatt, rehearses in his home. Bhagwan Das, a huge presence in Shadipur, is one of many artists that have travelled internationally to perform on a regular basis<br />
The Kathiputli Colony in the Shadipur Depot slum is home to hundreds of (originally Rajasthani) performers. The artistes who live here - from magicians, acrobats, musicians, dancers and puppeteers are often international renowed by always return to the Shadipur slum.
    SFE_020717_0061.jpg
  • Children play in the alleyways of the Shadipur slum<br />
The Kathiputli Colony in the Shadipur Depot slum is home to hundreds of (originally Rajasthani) performers. The artistes who live here - from magicians, acrobats, musicians, dancers and puppeteers are often international renowed by always return to the Shadipur slum.
    SFE_020717_0063.jpg
  • Judduchkra Iqbal, a magician, dresses for a show behind the Red Fort<br />
The Kathiputli Colony in the Shadipur Depot slum is home to hundreds of (originally Rajasthani) performers. The artistes who live here - from magicians, acrobats, musicians, dancers and puppeteers are often international renowed by always return to the Shadipur slum.
    SFE_020717_0060.jpg
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