Coordinates: 28°34′23″N 77°12′31″E / 28.573162°N 77.208511°E
Dilli Haat is a combination food plaza and craft bazaar located in the heart of Delhi, one near the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, opposite INA Market, and another at Netaji Subash Place, adjacent to Netaji Subash Place Metro Station. Dilli Haat has stalls representing each state of India, giving a complete variety of tastes available all over India. There are also stalls of crafts from all over India, and from a variety of cultural traditions of India. Around 2003, this market became fully wheelchair-accessible, including an accessible bathroom.[1][2][3] This is a relative rarity in India.
There are plans to open more Dilli Haats all over Delhi.
Unlike the traditional weekly market, the village Haat, Dilli Haat is permanent. Some shops are permanent but other sellers are rotated, usually for fifteen days.[4] Products offered may include rosewood and sandalwood carvings, embellished camel hide footwear, sophisticated fabric and drapery, gems, beads, brassware, metal crafts, and silk and wool fabrics. Shows promoting handicrafts and handlooms are held at the exhibition hall in the complex. To sell wares, there is an application process and spaces are allocated according to which state the seller is from.[5]
There is a nominal entrance fee to shop at Dilli Haat.[6]
References
- ^ Society for Accessible Travel & Hospitality. "The first barrier free tourist spot in New Delhi, India". http://www.sath.org/index.html?pageID=2379.
- ^ "Barrier-free Dilli Haat fails to provide a wheel chair". The Hindu. 2004-08-29. http://www.hindu.com/2004/08/29/stories/2004082904690400.htm.
- ^ "Module 4:Design Considerations". Rehabilitation Council of India. http://rehabcouncil.nic.in/pdf/module4.pdf. (page 36 shows a photograph of a wheelchair ramp at Dilli Haat)
- ^ "Dilli Haat". Delhi Guide. http://www.thedelhicity.com/DelhiGuide/Dgu_lnd/dillihaat.htm.
- ^ "Dilli Haat Operation and Management Rules– 2006". http://delhitourism.nic.in/downloads/dhrule.doc.
- ^ "Dilli the Haat". http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/archives/001731.html.
External links
- Information on Dilli Haat from Delhi Tourism
- Haat Design Image of a Haat model designed by an architecture student of SPA, Delhi.
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