Dariba
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After crossing the Esplanade Road, a left turn just before Gurdwara Sisganj on the Chandni Chowk
road will take to the 'Street of the Incomparable Pearl', Dariba Kalan (Hindi:दरीबा कलान). The street derives its name from the Persian 'Dur-e be-baha', meaning 'pearl without compare' because since the period of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, the street used to be the popular market of precious stones, gems, gold and silver jewelry. Till today it is known as jewelers' street although most of shops in the street now deal in silver and costume jewelry. It is a very good market for purchasing new or old silver jewelry, because of the wide choice available. Apart from jewellery, some shops of the market also deal in authentic itra, a special type of perfume and attar and claim to be in the trade from the early 19th century.
As far as history is concerned, the street witnessed the bloody massacre of 1739, ordered by the Persian invader Nadir Shah. It was here that the soldiers of the Persian army killed many innocent citizens of Delhi and looted the precious gem stones and gold jewelry stored in the shops at Dariba Kalan.
Dariba is one of the locations mentioned in Kajra Re song in Bunty aur Babli
Chandni Chowk
Chandni Chowk , originally meaning moonlit square or market, is one of the oldest and busiest markets in Old Delhi, now in central north Delhi, India...
road will take to the 'Street of the Incomparable Pearl', Dariba Kalan (Hindi:दरीबा कलान). The street derives its name from the Persian 'Dur-e be-baha', meaning 'pearl without compare' because since the period of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, the street used to be the popular market of precious stones, gems, gold and silver jewelry. Till today it is known as jewelers' street although most of shops in the street now deal in silver and costume jewelry. It is a very good market for purchasing new or old silver jewelry, because of the wide choice available. Apart from jewellery, some shops of the market also deal in authentic itra, a special type of perfume and attar and claim to be in the trade from the early 19th century.
As far as history is concerned, the street witnessed the bloody massacre of 1739, ordered by the Persian invader Nadir Shah. It was here that the soldiers of the Persian army killed many innocent citizens of Delhi and looted the precious gem stones and gold jewelry stored in the shops at Dariba Kalan.
Dariba is one of the locations mentioned in Kajra Re song in Bunty aur Babli
Bunty Aur Babli
Bunty Aur Babli , released in 2005, is an Indian Bollywood film directed by Shaad Ali and starring Amitabh Bachchan, Rani Mukerji and Abhishek Bachchan. It was the first film to feature both Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek Bachchan, and featured guest appearances by Aishwarya Rai and Tania...