Sadar Bazaar
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Sadar Bazar is the largest wholesale market of household items in Delhi, India, and is located at the western side of Khari Baoli
. Like other major markets of Old Delhi, this market also feels very crowded and buzzes with activity. Although it is primarily a wholesale market, it also caters to occasional retail buyers. Owing to the sheer volumes that are traded here every day, a visit to the market can be termed sensory overload.
Sadar Bazar has seen emergence of stalwarts like Aruna Asaf Ali
, Guru Radha Kishan
, Lala Ram Charan Agarwal, Hansraj Gupta
(First mayor of Delhi), Comrade HL Parwana (eminent bank union leader of India), Radha Raman, Mukimuddin Faruqui, Sikandar Bakht, Veeresh Pratap Chaudhary, Sarla Sharma, Beant Singh, Bhiku Ram Jain, Brij Mohan Toofan, Shanti Desai, Jagdish Tytler, Shoaib Ikbaal, Vijay Goel and the president of Delhi unit of INC Jai Prakash Agarwal, MP.
Guru Radha Kishan
, widely respected for his integrity, honesty and transparency cutting across party lines represented one of the constituency from Delhi Sadar for the longest term in MCD and Delhi Municipal Committee. He fought valiantly for the economic deprivation for the poor, textile workers and unorganised labourers and the issues of social deprivation in Delhi. The first ever labour union of unorganised sector also emerged in this area of unskilled workers in the leadership of prominent trade unionist Comrade Radha Kishan Guru.
Sadar bazar can be divided into various sub markets such as pratap market,swadeshi market,teliwara a.k.a timber market etc.
Being recognized as the biggest market of delhi it is not surprising to know that the property prices are at their height. At present, the market not only deals in household goods but also in various other items like toys, imitation jewellery and stationery.
From authentic Indian food, delicacies and sweets of more than 100 kind,There are lots of narrow lanes with many shops selling chinese goods, clothing, shoes and leather items, electronic and consumer goods and whatnot. The area, even more so than the rest of the city, is very congested.
This is also a good place local delicacies which are fried in pure ghee (clarified butter)often.
The market can be chaotic but to experience Delhi in its totality, a visit to the Sadar Bazaar is essential.Sadar Bazaar is closed on Sundays.
Federation of Sadar Bazar Trades Association (Regd.) is the parental organization of all the major trade associations of Sadar Bazar.
, constitutes one of the 12 administrative zones of Municipal Corporation of Delhi
(MCD).
This Vidhan Sabha constituency is currently represented by Rajesh Jain of INC. Previously a parliamentary Constituency itself now is a part of Chandni Chowk parliamentary Constituency represented by Kapil Sibal of INC.
Khari Baoli
Khari Baoli is a street in Old Delhi, India known for its wholesale grocery and Asia’s largest wholesale spice market selling all kinds of spices, nuts and herbs...
. Like other major markets of Old Delhi, this market also feels very crowded and buzzes with activity. Although it is primarily a wholesale market, it also caters to occasional retail buyers. Owing to the sheer volumes that are traded here every day, a visit to the market can be termed sensory overload.
History
Sadar Bazar is not only a premier market of Delhi but it was a great centre of major political developments in Delhi before and after independence. It's vicinity to both the railway stations of Delhi has made it a nice place for hiding in Delhi for freedom fighters. With chandni chowk nearby it was a major centre of social, commercial and political activities.Sadar Bazar has seen emergence of stalwarts like Aruna Asaf Ali
Aruna Asaf Ali
Aruna Asaf Ali , born Aruna Ganguli, was an Indian independence activist. She is widely remembered for hoisting the Indian National Congress flag at the Gowalia Tank maidan in Bombay during the Quit India Movement, 1942.She was 87 years old at the time of her death.-Early life:Aruna Asaf Ali was...
, Guru Radha Kishan
Guru Radha Kishan
Guru Radha Kishan was born in the year 1925 on Krishna Janmashtami in Bid village of district Harda of Madhya Pradesh in a Brahmin family of farmers. He has to experience the hardships of the life very early as his father was expired while he was a kid...
, Lala Ram Charan Agarwal, Hansraj Gupta
Hansraj Gupta
Hansraj Gupta was an Indian mathematician specialising in number theory, in particular the study of the partition function.-Biography:...
(First mayor of Delhi), Comrade HL Parwana (eminent bank union leader of India), Radha Raman, Mukimuddin Faruqui, Sikandar Bakht, Veeresh Pratap Chaudhary, Sarla Sharma, Beant Singh, Bhiku Ram Jain, Brij Mohan Toofan, Shanti Desai, Jagdish Tytler, Shoaib Ikbaal, Vijay Goel and the president of Delhi unit of INC Jai Prakash Agarwal, MP.
Guru Radha Kishan
Guru Radha Kishan
Guru Radha Kishan was born in the year 1925 on Krishna Janmashtami in Bid village of district Harda of Madhya Pradesh in a Brahmin family of farmers. He has to experience the hardships of the life very early as his father was expired while he was a kid...
, widely respected for his integrity, honesty and transparency cutting across party lines represented one of the constituency from Delhi Sadar for the longest term in MCD and Delhi Municipal Committee. He fought valiantly for the economic deprivation for the poor, textile workers and unorganised labourers and the issues of social deprivation in Delhi. The first ever labour union of unorganised sector also emerged in this area of unskilled workers in the leadership of prominent trade unionist Comrade Radha Kishan Guru.
Overview
You will get best deal in Sadar Bazar. Even though you may visit it for retail shopping then also the prices offered here are much less than those offered in malls and local shopping complex.Sadar bazar can be divided into various sub markets such as pratap market,swadeshi market,teliwara a.k.a timber market etc.
Being recognized as the biggest market of delhi it is not surprising to know that the property prices are at their height. At present, the market not only deals in household goods but also in various other items like toys, imitation jewellery and stationery.
From authentic Indian food, delicacies and sweets of more than 100 kind,There are lots of narrow lanes with many shops selling chinese goods, clothing, shoes and leather items, electronic and consumer goods and whatnot. The area, even more so than the rest of the city, is very congested.
This is also a good place local delicacies which are fried in pure ghee (clarified butter)often.
The market can be chaotic but to experience Delhi in its totality, a visit to the Sadar Bazaar is essential.Sadar Bazaar is closed on Sundays.
Federation of Sadar Bazar Trades Association (Regd.) is the parental organization of all the major trade associations of Sadar Bazar.
Administration & politics
Today Sadar-PaharganjPaharganj
Paharganj is a neighbourhood of Central Delhi, located just west of the New Delhi Railway Station...
, constitutes one of the 12 administrative zones of Municipal Corporation of Delhi
Municipal Corporation of Delhi
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi is a municipal corporation, an autonomous body that governs 9 Districts of Delhi, in the state of Delhi, India. It is one of three municipal corporations in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, the others being New Delhi Municipal Council, and Delhi...
(MCD).
This Vidhan Sabha constituency is currently represented by Rajesh Jain of INC. Previously a parliamentary Constituency itself now is a part of Chandni Chowk parliamentary Constituency represented by Kapil Sibal of INC.