India, Jan. 8 -- Surrounded by cafes in bustling Said-ul-Ajaib in south Delhi, the wall with a mural on it is unmissable. It's a reminder of the poison the city breathes daily. Curious onlookers take selfies with the mural, which reads, "Six hundred air conditioners on a cloudy day, a flight to Mumbai to watch the last game before the summer break, forty test drives on the latest sedan, a glass factory on a Sunday, and twenty-four thousand cigarettes is all that went into making this mural. Made from the soot in the air that you breathe every day."

In May 2023, contemporary artist Kunel Gaur was approached to create a mural with a message on an impending problem of Delhi - air pollution. The white wall stands in striking contrast to the ...