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No minimum number of attendeesNo minimum number of attendees is required for the tour
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Free booking and cancellationFree payment tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free
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I grew up in Delhi(city that never sleep) and now I would love to tell you more about my city, neighbours and an unexplored part of the city. Meeting new people and both learning and teaching of culture is what gets me out of bed in the morning. I love showcasing our dense Indian culture to whoever wants to listen!
For more than 60 years, the street artists and performers of India's north had lived in a slum area near Shadipur station in west Delhi. It was known as Kathputli Colony and was home to some 2800 families of magicians, snake charmers, acrobats, singers, dancers, henna artists, jugglers - and much more!
Kathputli was the slum that inspired author Salman Rushdie to include it in his celebrated novel, Midnight's Children. "Kathputli" in the Hindi language means "puppet" ...
In late 2017, the worst nightmares of Kathputli's residents became a reality when the whole area was demolished for the reconstruction of new homes. The residents, some forced into homelessness.
Street Tours was a supporter of these colourful and immensely talented families in their former neighbourhood and is very proud to continue the tradition by inviting tourists to be guided to the residential streets and modest homes of many street performers - who will be only too happy to put on a show for you!
I will be outside gate number 2 of the metro station
Community of different artists includes- Drummers, snake charmers, monkey dancers, musician, Puppeteers.
We will meet you at outside gate no. 2
We will be passing through an electronic rickshaw, talking about the community and more.
Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).