Dilli Haat Newsletter

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Dilli Haat is a market place where the minute you enter, you are slapped in the face by the ethnicity. It is so diverse and changes every few meters. Situated in the heart of Delhi, it is an upgraded version of the traditional weekly market, offering a delightful amalgam of craft, food and cultural activities. It is one of main attraction for both Indians as well as foreign tourists.

A wide variety of skillfully crafted handicrafts, intrinsic to each part of the country are available in this exotic bazaar.

These range from intricate rosewood and sandalwood carvings, embellished camel hide footwear, to sophisticated fabric and drapery.

Gems, beads, brassware, metal crafts, silk and woolens; the range is limitless.

Foreigners flock in to this handicrafts bazaar for that 'India in a microcosm experience.’ About 60-70 % of the visitors are foreign tourists. They are so fascinated by the alluring handicrafts of India that generally they do not return empty handed. With foreign tourists touching base in large numbers, stall keepers from various states had put the best of their merchandise on display. The evening festivities are a major attraction among the visitors. The food plaza also enable visitors to savor the inimitable flavors of the various regions of India. The different stalls offer a wide choice of ethnic food which is clean, hygienically prepared and reasonably priced. It often is a venue for regional food festivals.

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VOICE OF THE VISITORS…..

Earlier Dilli-Haat was encouraging artisans but now its encouraging traders, as you see the same set of people with same products just changing places throughout the year.

THE HIDDEN CONCEPT BEHIND DILLI HAAT Dilli Haat was established to provide a platform to craftsmen all over the country who were otherwise limited to their villages & towns. The purpose was to get rid of the middlemen and let artisan sell their products directly to Indian & foreign buyers. There are fixed stalls representing many states.

One can also relish variety of cuisines & enjoy the performing arts from different states of the country. It's a joint project of Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation (DTTDC) and New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC).

It’s really good and it happens..............................!!! Visit India and get merged up with it's tradition.....good luck.

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It's located on Aurobindo Marg & opposite INA Market one of the prominent commercial place in South Delhi. The concept was to create a village fair like atmosphere with the difference that it is fixed at one location unlike village fairs. There is an open air stage for music, dance & other such programs.

The DILLI HAAT organizers should give a list of the artisans or the exhibitors with their contact details so that we can be in touch with them all round the year whenever we need the stuff. they don’t provide any directory or brochure to the visitors at least to have a view of the exhibitors and their products. The organizers can have a website at least so that we can check up all the above requirements.

What I love about Dilli Haat is that it is clean, festive, provides a relatively safe and user-friendly experience (meaning strollers can get around, limited steps, etc.) and it's a one-stop-shop for one of the best representations of what's out there as far as handicrafts goes.

One of my favourite things about Dilli Haat is the ability (and almost expectation) to barter and negotiate the prices for the wares you are purchasing.

I am a businessman and I visit India every year. due to same product and same traders I am not visiting Dilli Haat anymore, also the prices is not interesting anymore so i go to other wholesale now.

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Crafts At Dilli Haat Are Able To Provide A Better Way To Understand The Traditional India Our country, India is having extraordinary features because of which it is popular among various other countries too. There are various things which are popular and they are exhibit and sold in various crafts market or in exhibitions. Among all those crafts markets which are popular in the country, one is Delhi Haat which is also known as Dilli Haat. This market is having its own specialty that the crafts which are available over here are coming from all parts of the country. In them, few are rarely found in any other crafts market or in exhibitions.

The crafts at Delhi Haat include the carpets, shawls, expensive wooden furniture, expensive ornaments and other stuffs. These are all handmade products and they are made by those crafts men who are experienced and also registered under the Indian Government Scheme. Apart from purchasing crafts, people may also taste the exquisite dishes too.

These dishes are coming from all parts of the country and they are served with quality measures. They are also available at a very nominal rate. Dilli Haat is always a popular spotting destination for the tourists those are coming from other countries. This is a place where they can get crafts at good rate and also whenever they wish to visit the city.

Events And Happenings

BIHAR UTSAV

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Crafts at Delhi Haat have certain terms and conditions. These conditions are applicable for all the craftsmen. There are in total 62 stalls available in the Dilli haat.

These stalls are getting to be registered from them. There is a rotation that is fixed for each craftsmen and that is for a period of 15 days.

The registration fee for the period of 15 days is just Rs.100. The craft Bazaar is located in the vast area of 6 acres so that a person may visit the Dilli Haat and can explore it from their own ways.

Since most of the people arrive to these stalls throughout the year, artisans are also interested to come again and again to these stalls and may provide better products to the customers. The hard craze is with the international tourists as they want to take the memories of their India visit in a traditional way. The Crafts at Delhi Haat is the perfect way to know which state is perfect is manufacturing what. Apart from all, the products are available at reasonable rates so that people can have no reason to bargain from the shopkeepers.

As part of the Bihar foundation day centenary celebration called Bihar Utsav, cultural functions would be organized at Dilli Haat, Noida Hall and Sirifort auditorium in Delhi next month, said industries department principal secretary C K Mishra. Cultural functions would be held for as many as 16 days at three selected venues.

Mishra, who reviewed the preparations being made in this regard, said that two-day cultural function would be formally inaugurated at Noida Hall on March 22. He himself would inaugurate it.

Otherwise, Dilli Haat would witness functions for 13 days, beginning March 16, and the Sirifort function would be held on March 28. Films pegged to promotion of Bihar pride would also be shown at the functions, and visitors would have an opportunity to purchase books on the same theme.

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Sarojini Nagar Market

Lodhi Garden

Ansal Plaza

The clothing paradise – where shoppers can get the latest clothes for a premium price is the Sarojini Nagar Market in Delhi. Such quality costumes are seen at premium rates because both the excess production of export garments and those that do

Strategically located a couple of kms off the tomb of Humayun and close to the Center for International trade in India, the Lodhi Garden is apt for a family holiday, health conscious joggers or love birds. There is a lush vegetation and greenery all

Ansal Plaza near the South Extension was the first ever mall in the entire region of South Delhi. It is a circle shaped structure, with a stadium accompanied by the stage at its central point. This is the venue of the multiple cultural programs and it is a

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not pass the quality tests are all sold at the markets here.

The disadvantages are that you can neither try these clothes due to the lack of trial rooms nor get a good price without bargaining. You can find fruits and vegetable shops in the sabzi mandi, sweet shops in Babu Market and shoe shops as well in this shopper’s paradise. The weekly off for these shops is on Mondays.

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around and there are trees that hardly let the sun come through. Adding to the beauty of the extremely well maintained gardens are the many tombs dedicated to the rulers of the Sayyed and Lodi origin across the 15th and 16th centuries. The tombs stand as a proof of the exemplary architectural skills of the Mughals and these alongside the landscaped gardens are mind blowing especially when they are well lit and breezy in the evenings.

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boon to watch these functions in the 45 feet tall hall enhanced by attractive screen like wall made of French glass. This wall is empowered to shelter the place from UV rays and other similar ones that are dangerous. The mall houses world class brands that include Adidas, McDonald's, Shoppers Stop, Levi's, Music World, Marks & Spencer, Nike, Reebok and Club Mahindra.

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Hauz Khas District Park Just about a couple of kms from the AIIMS / Safdarjung flyover is the District Park in Hauz Khas. Tourists can opt for an excursion here at New Delhi and they can choose either of these four wings the rose garden, fountain and District Park, Deer Park and Old monuments and Hauz Khas Art Market.

When the tourists decide to get into this park they are sure to forget that they are still in the centre of the city amidst the entire hustle bustle. There is also the wonderful eatery “Park Baluchi” where the tourists can choose to eat their hearts content after a day trip to the park. They can also have a spiritual touch when they can pay a visit to the Lord Jagannath temple as well when you visit the park because the temple is right at the entrance of the park. The park has and tourists can walk around this.

Hotel Bistro offers good food with good views and facilities for holding seminars and meetings. Tourists can alight at the metro stations of Green Park or Hauz Khas.

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INA Market The Indian National Army Market known simply as the INA market is the food market of the capital. Whether it is seafood or nonvegetarian or simply green vegetables or healthy fruits or even spices – the niche foods unheard of in other places can all be seen and bought here – these even include red wine and other liquor. You can also find a lot of quality stuff at premium rates from other countries here and the shopkeepers know a variety of languages including French, German and Japanese.

The shops opposite to the Dilli Haat have a weekly off on Mondays.

Used by people in the areas of INA colony, Dilli Haat area and other highly populated shopping areas the INA Metro is positioned on Delhi Metro’s Yellow Line. Of these, the INA colony is the residential area of the employees of the Airport Authorities of India.