Beautifying A Railway Station, And With A Message

USING THE windows and walls of Thakurli railway station on Central Railway’s suburban section, a group of painters based in Dombivali have tried to portray the significance of educating the girl child. They have also used the Railways’ larger initiative of beautifying stations to request commuters to avoid littering the premises or spitting on the walls.

In September, 128 artists, led by 12 lead artists, had painted the walls of Thakurli station to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

The Thakurli station murals stand out for their creative use of the existing space. 

Read more of this in a report by Vaishnavi Dandekar published in The Indian Express...

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