The underground shopping plaza 'Palika Bazar' inside the Connaught Circus is another marvel of the city which also provides an underground parking. While CP market area still retains its original British flavour, the modern Palika Bazar connects the place with present modernization. Both Connaught Place and Palika Bazaar market remains closed on Sundays.
Do visit the Baba Kharak Singh Marg where you will find a row of State Handicraft Emporias. Prices here are fixed and products are genuine. Typical textiles brasswares, jewellery, paintings, furniture and souvenirs from every State can be found in their respective showrooms. Pay a visit to the Central Cottage Industries Emporium at Janpath in the STC Building Complex for the choicest handicrafts from all states under one roof. This Emporia Chain also has its branches in major cities in India and abroad.
Other up-market shopping areas are South Extension, Sarojini Nagar, INA Market, Greater Kailash Part- I, Vasant Vihar in the South Delhi and Khan Market and Sunder Nagar Market in central Delhi within a km from the India Gate. The availability of all kinds of necessary and domestic goods along with some excellent collection of garments and accessories in reasonable rate have made these markets a necessary shopping area in respective zones.
On the left of the Race Course road, is Santushti (meaning relief), the ideal shopping venue to the ethnic art lover created by the Air Force Wives Welfare Association. Intricately crafted woodwork, brasswares, terracotta, textiles, jewellery, clay toys, and metalwares can be purchased in this tiny arcade at reasonable price. The chic cottages against the well-landscaped garden and pebbled paths offer something more than shopping itself.
Opposite the INA market at Laxmi Bai Nagar, Delhi Tourism runs an open air handicraft market, Dilli Haat, in which craftsmen are invited from every state to sell their products directly. This is an ideal place if you want to taste the different cuisines representing each region of the country. Fruit salad, fruit beer are some of the specialties which you should not miss in you trip to Dilli Hut. The celebration of regional festivals is another attraction of the place.
In brief, the experience of shopping in Delhi cannot be compared with any other experience in the world and is a treat for itself. We are sure once you take a stroll in the market areas of Delhi, you will love to come here again and again.
