Khari Baoli

Spices have been the backbone of India. Being the number one Exporter and producer of the commodity, there is no surprise wars have been waged for the very same thing and even a British Colonization that lasted three centuries.

One of the largest markets for spices in Delhi, Khari Baoli has way too much to offer than a person can even explore. There are shops that have been selling a specific type of spice for generations or shops that offer the most exquisite kinds of spices one has never even laid eyes on or heard names of. The attraction here isn't just the prices that are substandard and very reasonable but also the versatility of shops, the range of spices and quality offered. One can't find these off the shelves of a convenience store near their locality or at a Supermarket.

The shopkeepers explained to us how the spices are mostly bought from all over the country where they are grown and sold in the market. Many even have plots growing specific kinds which are sold at the shops and as most of the spices aren't really seasonal, business runs throughout the year with no hindrance except for the monsoon.

The interior of Khari Baoli is lined with almost 50 odd shops that offer a lot more than one can even imagine buying. The streets are dingy, one must hustle past the caravan traders and bearers who leave their wares and sacks of spices for the shops to buy. 

One of the interesting things I liked here is the freedom you get here to talk to the laborers who transport all the spices and goods to and fro. The concept behind it all enthralls you and also appeals to your conscience on how they are paid miserly for their efforts. All in all the time we spent exploring Khari Baoli was very fruitful and inspiring driving us into the opportunities one can pursue from the market and its concept. 

First Day First Show

Ever since I have come to delhi,I  wanted to visit chandni chowk. I always loved crowded places,always loved to be within a crowd,it just gives a different vibe all together. Also the way chandni chowk is shown in all the bollywood movies fascinated me more.

And now our college made this module more interesting by letting us go to chandni chowk and explore.

The market of chandni chowk is visually very  interesting and colourful. It filled my eyes with colours.

People pushing,shoving in,shouting,everyone has a hurry to reach somewhere.You have to move with the people otherwise waves of people can sweep you away. I was trying to obsereve every minute thing but the smell of jalebi and samosas distracted me half of the time. I had to try them. Good food and great market makes chandni chowk a popular place for both delhites and tourists.

As we walked along the whole street looked like a show. From coin sellers,jwellery sellers,food stalls,rikshaws to chai walas, everything was more than interesting. The least you can do to yourself before stepping into this historic place is to be prepared to get stunt. 

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Kya h yeh jagah?

Vo chandani gali,
Vo galiyon k rang,
Vo chandani rate,
Vo gulabi rang...

Haye,
Vo Daulat ki chat,
Aur Karim k kebab,
Vo chat ki chatpat
Aur kebab ka swad....

what makes you happy?

R u living a happy life yet? Well technically everyone out there is living but how many out there are happy with what they have.
While there is no perfect living as the word perfect itself is delusional so attaining it is unattainable on its own.

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But you can certainly get the most out of your life by appreciating the little things that life has to offer you doing this constantly will eventually make you happy
                    Always follow your heart do what you r passionate about don’t work for money rather earn money through something that makes you happy and then spend it on thinks that you love.
When something upsets you try looking at the subject in different angles there always something to appreciate even in the worst, this mere belief can make a huge difference in your life.

Inside Chandni's dingy streets

Stationery shops that flood the Nai Sarak

Being that Chandni Chowk is one of the most busiest markets and one of the oldest in India the legend behind the market goes back to three centuries.
The ambience and atmosphere is electric. The market is always buzzing with life. Waves of people can sweep you away if you remain static for even a moment on the streets. It doesn't take a scientist to know its one of the most busiest hubs in the world.

It can be aptly called a living museum.

Overview of the Jama Masjid whilst the traffic

Some of the iconic markets include electronics, fabrics, wedding apparel, stationery, jewellry and how can one forget; amazing street food. The whole market offers commodities at prices only wholesale retailers would offer but the shop owners obviously aren't retailers.
You can buy a pair of earrings studded with semi precious stones for about 500-600 INR. Or eat a plate of jellebis for not more than 30 INR. The parathes at the parathewali galli or the jellebis at the jellebiwalas haven't changed in their tastes much throughout the year offering another reason as to why people still prefer to eat there.

Mess, sludge and garbage is another sight one finds in the dingy streets and lanes of the Chowk. A reason behind this would be the poor planning of drainage in those days and the lack of civic amenities like dustbins and corporation employed cleaners. Most buyers ignore the hygiene of the place just so they can shop cheap while purchasing high end stuff.




A frolic of color and a quaint eerieness is evident in the narrow lanes and a hustle of people hurtling to reach their destinations almost flood every where ones eyes can follow. One of the most remarkable things I noticed was the quickness of the workers and the hostility of the shopkeepers which no one can ignore. All in all, Chandni was an ancient part of Delhi set in a picturesque commotion and a disorderly manner of things that happened to be in order somehow for its people.

A DAY FULL OF SURPRISES

Chandni chowk is the place to be for shopaholics. The market is so old that the dates of its origin go back to the mughal era when the mughal empreror shah jahan was the king. 

Initially, the design of chandni chowk was a large square with a centrally located pool was incorporated. Chandni chowk was designed by shah jahan's favourite daughter. Chandni chowk has grown through ages. It represents development of three centuries. The place is buzzing with life all the time. The Electric environment can make people feel the energy and make them explore the area more. Chandni chowk the busiest hub in the entire country, it can easily be called a living muesum. 

The busiest place has garbage all over the place. There is no place to even walk properly, the hustle bustle, the noisy and the happening atmosphere makes you go insane  both in a postive and a negative way. 

Places like chandni chowk catch peoples eye balls as the atmosphere there is so colourful and vibrant! You can see cars and rickshaws crawling at the same pace like people walking on the pavement. This shows that anything can happen there. 

Chandni chowk is the oldest bazzar existing today, many shops being existing since a century and being passed from one generation to another. The pranthas of the paranthewaali gali and the jalebi of the jalebi waalas have not changed over the years. Good food and great temples are the speciality of the happening place. Papdi chaat on the opposite side of the gurduwara and the roadside kebabs near jama masjid are the mouth watering snacks to die for. 

It was a real good experience for me to travel and explore such a cool place. I, not being a delhiite was fasicinated by the whole idea of it and loved each bit of this experience. 

Life Morales 101

In life if you want something,either you wait for it or you work hard to get it. Waiting is not the solution sometimes. you need to be more realistic and ambitious when your want is important and you need it badly.You cannot know the result before time,so all you can do is word hard.All your actions may seem meaningless at times but until you reach your goal you will not understand their meaning.When your desired goal is achieved then only you can connect the dots.you just have to be patient because every fruit of your hard work will ripe someday.

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Do one thing everyday that scares you

We can learn a huge lessons as entrepreneurs, and managers from these words of Eleanor Roosevelt: "Do one thing that scares you every day."

Being a leader is mostly frightening.There's often something out of control, out of your scope, out of your realm. If you're constantly fighting these things, you can't change. You're not only fighting a losing battle, you're also subverting your own growth.

But by taking on the challenge of doing one thing that scares you every day, you can reach new heights and create new oppurtunities for yourself everyday. 

We're all afraid of something--the challenge is to try one thing every day that scares you.

Start small and become more daring. By taking small risks on a daily basis, you will notice that every time you do something that scares you, you diminish your fear a a tiny littel bit. 

SET EPIC GOALS. THEN SMASH THEM AND DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO LIVE LARGE. 

The Finality of Death

As the cloud is consumed and vanished away: so he that goes down to the grave comes up no more 

—The Holy Bible/Job

Most of us have probably already dwelled on the thought of death a handful of times so it's safe to say that this isn't a newfangled concept that we don't know much about. Although death itself is a notion most of us have a personal sentiment of I have always pondered on what it feels like.

Bliss? Frightening? Discerped?

It isn't the fear of death that gets to you, it is the fear of what comes after. The finality of death feels terrifying. For those of us who have faith in the Higher Power know that there exist a Heaven and a Hell which await you. But for those of us who don't believe in God, a Higher Power or the chain of life and karma it can be very frightening to think about what comes next.

We have been accustomed to living so much around people that most of the times it is taken for granted. Death makes you realize that you shall be cut off from this physical presence and closeness you once had formed. The realization that someone close to you might not be here tomorrow is hard to imagine... Death is so FINAL.

Sometimes when a person close to me would ever hurt me I would think to myself (and I know this is a very bad thought but mehhh) "Wouldn't life be better if they NEVER existed. Or died?" Somehow it would make me feel satisfied to know that that person wasn't living their lives content without me.

Yes, the finality of death is terrifying but only in a physical sense. The memories, you once shared can never be taken away from you no matter how hard you try. You either accept and cherish you had them or keep obsessing over how you could have done so much with the time you had.

People die. Memories don't.