Kathputli Colony

Kathputli Colony is almost 40 year old slum which houses families of puppeteers, magicians, folk singers, painters, dancers, acrobats, jugglers and storytellers etc. It is estimated that there are about 2800 families that live in this slum.

Over the years sincere efforts have been made by DDA and the time has come to fulfill a long cherished dream of this jj slum dwellers. These are very simple people largely from Rajasthan, Maharashtra, UP, Bihar and Gujarat and some other states who earn their livelihood through performing folk dances, traditional singing and magic, small handicraft businesses and also working as support to the adjoining affluent colonies.