It’s the resilience. The determination. The creativity and jugaad spirit. The colors – of the buildings (however crumbling), the clothes and the smiles. Slums in Delhi are complex places – full of assumptions, misconceptions, struggles and joys; these photos are a quick glimpse at everyday life of some of the people who call the slums of Delhi home.

Click for more photos. *Most of these photos were taken and edited with an iPhone 5 – rough and on the go – because usually I was too busy living alongside these people, even if just for the minute.