Love arrived on Peddar Road this week, thanks to fashion designer Manish Arora. If you are walking or driving by the Jindal Mansion, you won't miss the giant hanging installation made up of 2,400 coloured disks that have transformed the private residence's white exterior. The hand-embroidered and printed circles, which use fabric that Arora has sourced from all over the country (especially Chandni Chowk and Benares), and some leftovers from his collections, he hopes get the message across to passersby (art lover or not) that love is all you need. The giant pink heart at the core of the installation is only fitting. "The name just came by really recently, let's be honest. But the idea was already there. My work has always been about happiness, joy and love," says Arora, as we chat at Jindal Mansion. "The name came out in a phone call. I don't think the city needs love, but the people do for sure. People everywhere right now need love. The message is for everyone."

The fabric installation at Jindal Mansion on Peddar Road. Pic/shadab khan