Kannagi Nagar is often associated with crime. And most reportage from this area have magnified only this aspect, according to Guilia Ambrogi, curator and co-founder of St+art India Foundation.

"The Kannagi Nagar Art District is the fifth project ... with assistance of Chennai Smart City Limited and St+art India. "The project intends to give a makeover to the neighbourhood.

Structural defects in Kannagi Nagar, Ezhil Nagar, Perumbakkam, and KP Park, with collapsing ceilings, crumbling walls, and sewage overflows were also highlighted in the report. The NGO observed a ...