Delhi Tourism
Shopping in Delhi
Connaught PalaceTwo concentric circles of colonial style buildings with colonnaded verandahs surround a central park. The outer circle of this hub of New Delhi is the Circus, the inner is Connaught Place. Together they are shopping and entertainment centres.shops were quite big and offered a good shooping area. An entire range of Indian handicrafts and handlooms from all over the country can be found at the State Emporia on Baba Kharak Singh Marg and at the Central Cottage Industries Emporium on Janpath.Super BazarNext to Shanker Market is Super Bazar - a multistoreyed departmental store, where you can find each and every thing under one roof at moderate prices. Darya Ganj Darya Ganj is a paradise for book lovers. Especially the Sunday Book Market that stretches for almost two kilometres and winds through a few streets. Every week, on Sunday, the pavements of Darya Ganj are lined with old and new books. You can find books on every topic that you can think of. Right from philosophy, engineering to psychology and cookery, you can find books of your choice. Most of the books sold at Darya Ganj are old, though new books are also available.
Palika BazarLocated at one side of Connaught Place, it is an ideal one stop shopping place with air conditioned comfort.
Cottage Industries EmporiumThis emporium offers a premier choice of India's genuine handicrafts and handlooms.
Shanker marketAdjacent of Connaught Place, it offers readymade garments and tailoring establishments, leather goods, dry fruits etc.
Koral BaghA major, moderately priced shopping centre, always with crammed shops and bustling shoppers, and a perpetual festive air, famous for jewellery and sarees, this is also a good place for readymade clothes, pottery and crockery.Lajpat NagarLajpat Nagar is located in south Delhi and is a bustling market, quite favourite among the middle class of Delhi. Lajpat Nagar market is popular for shoes and cloths. You can also shop for a number of other items of general use from Lajpat Nagar market.Sarojini Nagar Sarojini Nagar is a wonderful shopping place for students and low and middle-income people, who throng the market on weekends. The market buzzes with shoppers every day and you can pick good fashionable cloths at cheap rates. The market keeps pace with changing fashion needs of the city and is a hit among young and trendy. Sarojini Nagar is located in south Delhi.
Sunder NagarSunder Nagar Market, off Mathura Road, is open Monday-Saturday and is a good place to search for antiques and jewellery, as well as boasting a huge variety of other knick-knacks and artifacts spilling out of the shops.
JanpathIt specializes in inexpensive chappals or sandals, leather bags, readymade garments, cosmetics and jewellery. Almost at the end of the shopping arcade is a cluster of little shops known as the Tibetan market, where bronze and copper figurines, "tankha" paintings, antiques, semi-precious wares and quaint bangles, rings and other costume jewellery are sold.
Panchkuin RoadLeading out from Connaught Place is a market for decorative lamps, lamps shades, decorative fixtures of brass and wooden furniture.
Chandni ChowkChandni Chowk was laid out by Emperor Shahjehan in his city of Shahjehanbad and was once one of the major trading centres of Asia. Chandni Chowk was the eyes and ears of the Mughal's commercial instincts and is today one of the country's best known wholesale markets for textiles, electronic goods and watches.
Delhi Haat Delhi haat, near INA market, developed by Delhi tourism. The market displayed almost everything that India boost of. The shops there are Eco friendly and it the shape of huts. You can purchase Kashmiri products from Kashmiri Stall, funky jewelery and many other things. The market was crowded with college going youth. The market also had food stall with in the complex.
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