The Worli-Koliwada, on one end of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL), is getting an artsy fillip, thanks to ‘The Heritage Project’(THP). The area is being developed through interventions in art, architecture and biodiversity, through the project under the RPG Foundation.

Recently, the village, which primarily houses Mumbai’s fishing community called Kolis, got a  mural called ‘Aai’. Parag Sonarghare, an artist, unveiled “Aai”, painted onto a gymkhana wall in the Koliwada, depicting a mother, a woman who is the binding force and pillar of the family. He said, “A visit to Worli Koliwada, experiencing all the community’s aspects first-hand, inspired me to create my mural. The colours of the painting are like rays, there is a sense of celebration.” Even before this mural, there was an artwork done by Aravani Art Project at Cleveland jetty in Worli-Koliwada, which is the first mural that the Foundation curated. Nibedita Mishra,  lead, Operations THP said, “The predecessor to Aai was by the Aravani Art Project. That is the artists’ group name and they were from the transgender community."