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The centre of the market is still referred to as Ghantaghar. Chandni Chowk was once the grandest Indian market. [7] Chandni Chowk was a significant route for Mughal imperial processions, hosting the grand displays of emperors and their entourages, highlighting its importance in the empire's cultural and architectural heritage.
Chandni Chowk is a neighbourhood of North Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is famous for its old and cheap market of computer software products and hardwares, [ 1 ] and had been listed as a notorious market in 2009 and 2010 by the USTR for selling counterfeit software, media and goods.
The market, which has 1,200 shops, [7] sells a variety of products including clothes, jewellery and shoes. It is popular for buying and selling products on the occasion of Eid. [8] The incident of Eve teasing in the market on March 24, 2018 was criticized in the country. [9] On October 21, 2020, a building of Chandni Chowk caught fire. [10]
Chandni Chowk, a main marketplace in Delhi, keeps alive the city's living legacy of Shahjahanabad. It is a very famous place in Delhi it is famous for its Jalebi and Parathas . Chandni Chowk remains Asia's largest wholesale market.
Though the market operates mainly on a wholesale basis, it also caters to the needs of a few retail shoppers. The market is closed on Sunday. [9] In 2023, Indiatimes ranked Sadar Bazar among the world's most iconic markets. [10] Gandhi Nagar, Delhi; Okhla Mandi; Mehrauli; Chandni Chowk; Khari Baoli; Ghanta Ghar; Bhajanpura
Chandni Chowk is an underground metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is located in Central Avenue , Chandni Chowk , Bowbazar , Kolkata , West Bengal , India .
Operating since the 17th century, the market is situated near the historic Delhi Red Fort, on the Khari Baoli Road adjacent to Fatehpuri Masjid at the western end of the Chandni Chowk, and over the years has remained a tourist attraction, especially those in the heritage circuit of Old Delhi. [2] [3] [4]
Nai Sarak Saree Shops in 2006 Nai Sarak overlooking the historic ghantaghar (now demolished), in 1910.. Nai Sarak meaning new street is the linking road, which connects the main Chandni Chowk Road to Chawri Bazar in New Delhi and has a very big wholesale and retail market of mainly school and college textbooks.