Street Art in New Delhi
Spotted this today, the first instance of street art I’ve ever seen in New Delhi.
Permanently seasonal
Now Dinesh, the chick (bamboo or rattan blinds and awnings) maker offers a seasonal service in the warmer months, yet his signage and product display seems to imply a permanent storefront. More likely, it’s permanent during the spring and summer, when the chicks are replaced and installed to protect and cool against the heat of […]
Predictability is a business investment in the informal sector
Street vendors are often assumed to be livelihood actors, eking out a precarious living while darting in and out of traffic at the lights hawking their wares out of a basket or bucket. Not so in the south side of New Delhi where this trader in household linen and fine textiles has staked out his […]
