Laad Bazaar walk was one of my last Hyderabad walks as a resident of the city. Anyone who has ever visited these lanes in and around the bazaar in the city knows how every corner shines and shimmers. Bangles in all colors, white pearls along with garments in complimenting combinations vie for your attention. I […]

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Jaipur is one of my favorite shopping destination along with the Bazaars of Old Delhi. Markets of Jaipur are full of colors that would entice you to take them home. It is home to everything desirable – garments, home linen, jewelry, and ubiquitous puppets. Being a planned city, it is a pleasure to walk through […]

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Hyderabad is a great shopping place. You can buy Hyderabad Souvenirs for everyone from here. In the 30 months that I spent living in the city, I walked around all the old and new parts of the city. Looking back at these pictures of the walking tours I realized that there are so many shopping […]

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Best of Old Delhi Bazaars - Khari Baoli for spices, Nai Sarak for books, Ballimaran for Shoes, Chawri bazaar for cards & brassware, Mina bazaar for nostalgia, Dariba Kalan & Sitaram Bazaar for jewelry, Bhagirath palace for decorating your homes and Kinari bazaar for adding zing to your costumes.

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The Anjuna Flea Market by Anjuna Beach is a symbolic remnant of the days of the Hippies in North Goa. When they would sell everything they had to buy a ticket back home. Grown manifold now, it is no longer a flea market. But still, a colorful Indian Bazaar comes up every Wednesday during the […]

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I picked up this small booklet from the Archaeology museum that lists walks around the old city. Having done the regular places like Charminar, and Purani Haveli, last week I chose to walk in the relatively unknown locality of Shah Ali Banda. The only thing I had heard about it was its Police Station and […]

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I began this walk with the intent to see the Sunday book bazaar in Sultan Bazaar and Abids area. And anything else that area may have in store. What I found was an old market, some interesting buildings, an underground book bazaar, Rajasthani Chat, a Jain temple, and lots of pigeons. The palace or the […]

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No words can ever capture the liveliness of traditional Indian markets. These places while intend to meet the basic needs of the people, in fact, end up being a persistent source of entertainment for everyone. Shopkeepers who meet all kinds of customers, buyers looking for something, and land up buying a couple of extra things. […]

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“Kasam Hyderabad Ke Charminaran Ki” is what kept resonating in my head as I was walking around Charminar the signature monument of the city of Hyderabad. This is a dialogue that was made famous by the famous comedian Mehmood. And was also my first linkage to the language of Hyderabad, a dialect of Hindustani. As I […]

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Everyday bazaars of Old Delhi have their own charm. Even when they stand along with all the history that is hidden in the lanes of Shahjahanabad or Old Delhi as it is popularly known. This is a place where people used to live and some of them continue to live. It is their space: they […]

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