Derived from the Hindi-Urdu compound for "hutment" or "shack," Jhuggi Jhopri has evolved from a simple vernacular description into a complex administrative label for Delhi’s informal settlements. Since the 1950s, the term has defined the legal and social periphery of the capital, marking spaces of survival that exist outside the city's formal master plan.

The series moves through these "JJ clusters" and the broader Delhi landscape, deliberately avoiding the traditional visual tropes of urban deprivation. Instead, the work focuses on a series of poised portraits of the younger generation. By centering on the presence and agency of the subjects rather than the conditions of their environment, the project challenges the external gaze, presenting these settlements not as sites of "grim poverty," but as vibrant hubs of identity and individual resilience.