DILLI HAAT

Jan 2008 we went to Delhi, Agra and Jaipur as Anita had to do a documentary for her PG project. We stumbled upon this place called DILLI HAAT in New Delhi.

Dilli Haat is a combination food plaza and craft bazaar located in the heart of Delhi, near the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, opposite INA Market, and another at Netaji Subash Place, adjacent to Netaji Subash Place Metro Station. Dilli Haat has stalls representing each state of India, giving a complete variety of tastes available all over India. There are also stalls of crafts from all over India, and from a variety of cultural traditions of India. Around 2003, this market became fully wheelchair-accessible, including an accessible bathroom. This is a relative rarity in India.

Unlike the traditional weekly market, the village Haat, Dilli Haat is permanent. Some shops are permanent but other sellers are rotated, usually for fifteen days. Products offered may include rosewood and sandalwood carvings, embellished camel hide footwear, sophisticated fabric and drapery, gems, beads, brassware, metal crafts, and silk and wool fabrics. Shows promoting handicrafts and handlooms are held at the exhibition hall in the complex. To sell wares, there is an application process and spaces are allocated according to which state the seller is from.

There is a nominal entrance fee to shop at Dilli Haat.

This picture of the huge cane elephant dons the entrance of the bazaar and you will find the banner at the end of the market.

All of us had a swell time roaming aimlessly while Anita was shooting her project.

Lata please let me know if I can send you the video so you can upload for everyone to see and comment.

I will be uploading pics of the colourful market which we could not stop clicking...