Central Market
Bazaar established by Partition refugees, today a hub for bridal wear, fabrics, and street food.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Central Market in Delhi begins in 1947, with families arriving from the newly divided country and sheltering in the old fortress at Purana Qila. It follows them to the colony of Lajpat Nagar in 1951, where the plots they were given were strikingly narrow, and to the traders from Punjab, Sindh, Kashmir and Afghanistan who work here today. Best heard standing in the lane, with the shop signs in front of you.
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