Sportswear maker Puma accused of defacing 17th century Indian buildings
(The Guardian India)

Historians outraged after heritage sites in Delhi´s old quarter were spray painted as part of a shoe commercialGlobal sportswear giant Puma has been accused of irreversibly damaging 17th-century architecture in Delhi´s old quarter as part of an advertising stunt to promote a new line of shoes.Large colourful murals were spray painted on to the facades of several buildings in Old Delhi for the shoe campaign, which Puma says `captures the grit of Indian streets`. Related: Cambodian female workers in Nike, Asics and Puma factories suffer mass faintings Related: Delhi`s smog-fighting helicopters can`t fly - because of smog Continue reading...