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Nalli was established in T. Nagar in 1928 by Nalli Chinnasamy Chetti, a weaver who belonged to the Padmasali community. [1] Chinnasamy Chetti was a famous weaver of Kanchipuram sarees who had been weaving silk sarees since 1900 and gifted a Kanchipuram saree, the Durbar Pet, as a souvenir to George V during his visit to India in 1911.
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.
Till then, as previous 1864 Census figures for Mumbai indicate, other areas had a larger population of prostitutes, like Girgaon (1,044), Phanaswadi (1,323) and Oomburkharee (1,583) compared with Kamathipura (601), all which declined after 1864. [8] In the nineteenth century the area developed in the main red light district of the city of Mumbai.
Chandni Chowk's speciality is its variety and authenticity: food, delicacies and sweets of more than 1,000 kinds, sarees with chikan and zari. Narrow lanes host shops that sell books, clothing, electronics, consumer goods, shoes and leather goods. It is the location of the original Haldiram's and brands such as Giani's. [22]
Chor Bazaar is one of the largest flea markets in India, located at Mutton street, [1] near Bhendi Bazaar in Grant Road, South Mumbai. [2] The area is one of the tourist attractions of Mumbai. The word "chor" means 'thief' in Marathi, Gujarati and Hindi. According to popular legend, if you lose anything in Mumbai you can buy it back from the ...
Zaveri Bazaar is a jewellery market and a major hub for B2B and B2C jewellery industry in Mumbai, India.Located at Bhuleshwar in South Mumbai, just north of Crawford Market, Zaveri Bazaar is a muddle of narrow lanes, dotted with hundreds of jewellery shops that sell gems and jewels, notably Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri (TBZ), Dwarkadas Chandumal, Dhirajlal Bhimji Zaveri & UTZ.
The mall has been named ‘The Best Retail Project of 2014’ across Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) in an event held at Taj Palace, New Delhi. [ 10 ] In the same year, the mall also received two awards at the Asia Real Estate Awards 2014 namely ‘Retailer of the Year Award’ and ‘Impactful Design and Visual Merchandise Award’.
A sari (sometimes also saree [1] or sadi) [note 1] is a women's garment from the Indian subcontinent. [2] It consists of an un-stitched stretch of woven fabric arranged over the body as a robe , with one end attached to the waist, while the other end rests over one shoulder as a stole , [ 3 ] sometimes baring a part of the midriff .