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Nai Sarak |
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| Nai Sarak meaning new street is the linking road,
which connects the main Chandni Chowk Road to Chawri Bazaar
and has a very big wholesale and retail market of mainly school
and college textbooks. The street can be reached by taking a
left turn after the Paranthewali Gali and just before the Katra
Nawab Gali on the main Chandni Chowk Road. The other way to
reach here is by taking a right turn from Chawri Bazaar Road
if coming from the Jama Masjid direction. |
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| The street is called so because it is comparatively
a new and broad road made by British after the war of 1857.
It is lined with double storey buildings mainly dominated by
early 20th century architecture. The lower storeys of these
buildings have shops, which are specialized in special types
of books like children's books or medical textbooks or books
in different languages. Some shops specialize in stationery
items as well as sell papers mostly used in offices. The market
is today a busy thoroughfare and customers of all age can be
seen here heading towards the shops that cater to their needs. |
| The market has also few wholesale shops of saris
selling pure cotton, silk and embroidered ones among the many
varieties available there. There are also one or two shops in
the market that sells old and new musical instruments. |
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