Dilli Haat
Visitors can enjoy live music, dance performances, and art exhibitions that represent the various states of India.
History
Dilli Haat was established jointly by Delhi Tourism (DTDC), Government of Delhi and NDMC, D.C. (Handicrafts) and D.C. (Handlooms), Ministry of Textiles and Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India and opened in March 1994. Around 2003, this market became fully wheelchair-accessible, including an accessible bathroom. Delhi's second Dilli Haat, the Dilli Haat, Pitampura, also was developed by DTTDC in Pitampura, close to Pitampura TV Tower and spread over 7.2 hectares, was opened in April 2008. More Dilli Haats are set to be created in other parts of Delhi with the third having been opened in Janakpuri in August 2013.
Over the years, Dilli Haat became a venue of crafts, music, dance and cultural festivals, for example India's first comic convention, Comic Con India was organised at Dilli Haat, INA, in February 2011.
Accessibility
Dilli Haat, INA Market is accessed through INA underground station of Delhi Metro, which opened in 2010; while Dilli Haat, Pitampura is serviced by Netaji Subhash Place Metro Station. Dilli Haat, Janakpuri is serviced by Janakpuri East metro station.
Craftsmen
Only craftsmen registered with D.C. Handicrafts are eligible for places at the Dilli Haat. The stalls are allotted on a rotational basis to craftsmen who come from all corners of India at nominal payment for a period of 15 days.
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Framed Madhubani paintings in a shop at Dilli Haat
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Tribal Papier Mache products at Dilli Haat
See also
- Arabber
- Bazaar
- Bazaari
- Hawker centre (Asia) a centre where street food is sold
- Marketplace
- Pan Bazaar
- Peddler
- Retail
- Street vendor
- Street food
References
- ^ "Dilli Haat". Delhi Guide. Archived from the original on 24 March 2007.
- ^ "Dilli Haat Operation and Management Rules– 2006". Archived from the original on 29 November 2007.
- ^ Dilli Haat Delhi Tourism.
- ^ Society for Accessible Travel & Hospitality. "The first barrier free tourist spot in New Delhi, India". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
- ^ "Barrier-free Dilli Haat fails to provide a wheel chair". The Hindu. 29 August 2004. Archived from the original on 27 September 2004.
- ^ "Module 4:Design Considerations" (PDF). Rehabilitation Council of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. (page 36 shows a photograph of a wheelchair ramp at Dilli Haat)
- ^ "Dilli Haat now in Pitampura". The Times of India. 1 November 2003.
- ^ "CM inaugurates Pitampura Haat". Indian Express. 14 April 2008. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012.
- ^ "Delhi's third Dilli Haat planned in west Delhi". NDTV. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ India to host its first ever Comic Con IBN Live, 13 January 2011.
- ^ "Shilpostav 2011 begins Today". Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India. 17 September 2011.
- ^ "INA likely to be one of the busiest metro stations". The Hindu. 26 July 2010.
- ^ "Dilli Haat".
External links
- Media related to Dilli Haat at Wikimedia Commons