India, Sept. 15 -- New Delhi

Garhi village, Preet Vihar and Kaladham in Greater Noida. At first glance, these places may not have much in common, albeit for studios, but these were the first artist colonies of Delhi and were the focus of discussion at the DAG's "Artists in Residence" discussion, held as part of its "The City as a Museum".

Diving into the history of art in Delhi, artists Amba Sanyal, Mridula Vichitra, Rakesh Zharotia and Shabir Santosh discussed Delhi's artist localities at Lalit Kala Akademi's artists studios in Garhi on Sunday.

Theatre artist and costume designer Amba Sanyal, recalling the stories told to her by her father Bhabesh Chandra Sanyal, a prominent modernist painter and sculptor, said her father and other ar...