February 27, 2009

Chandni Chowk Road




It's not Delhi-6. This is Bangalore-51. It's not just a Chowk. This is the Chandni Chowk Road.
Only in Benglur would a Chowk's name be followed by Road. And our own Chandni Chowk Road is as interesting as the name. For example, the Russel Market end of Chandni Chowk Road is part of the Gujli. As the graveyard of old vehicles, electrical goods, lathe machines and anything recyclable and its second-hand market is called in the city. 
The Gujli is not as large as the one in City Market (New Bamboo Bazaar) but then Benglureans believe that there's nothing you cannot find at the Shivajinagar Gujli. Like the little shop shown above that sells all kinds of gears, nuts, bolts and fixtures for automobiles, lathe, milling and grinding machines.  And if you want your automobile fixed, you can seek the services of a roadside mechanic. Here's a humble establishment under the spotlight.




13 comments:

  1. In the first image, dark area is nicely captured

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  2. the first image is lovely.

    (btw, what's with the text? As Sienfeld would put it "Not that anything's wrong with that!" ) :)

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  3. nice images and good description too!

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  4. nice images and good description too!

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  5. lovely.

    btw, isn't it 'gujri' and not 'gujli' ?

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  6. hey! i'm trying to vote for your blog,unable to....enlighten me ....how do i vote?!!

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  7. Nice images, with a very well composed intro of "Your" Chandni Chowk. Delhi-6 has something similar called Chawri bazaar.

    Delhi 6 is in news in every blog possible these days.

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  8. lovely, i just wish u had caught the mechanic in that strip of light in the second shot..

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  9. Anubha: Yes. It's in the news and hence this post :)

    Jyothy: I did wait. he wasn't around. He just left his tools in the open and disappeared. Some Bangaloreans still think that the city is safe.

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  10. beautiful pictures. especially liked the 1st one

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