Puppeteer at a show at a Delhi Tennis Club. The Shadipur residents main income is from the great and good of middle class Delhi who would never venture near the slum. New Delhi, India.The Kathiputli Colony in the Shadipur Depot slum is home to hundreds of (originally Rajasthani) performers. The artistes who live here - from magicians, acrobats, musicians, dancers and puppeteers are often international renowed by always return to the Shadipur slum.