Indian Bazaars

This blogpost features a studio for Trumpet by Meister - a Swiss fashion workshop in Cochin, Kerala which takes its design inspiration from...

In Alleppey, spices are sold on little wooden platforms on the street. This does make the urban selling spaces of Kerala different from thos...

This post is a part of the series on Bazaar Tours in India . For those travelling to Varkala, in Kerala, soaking in the experiences at the C...

In the old days, at Kumily, it was heaps of cardamom and pepper that you passed by as you walked the main street. Today, strings of spice pa...

The shops that line the Bazaar in Kumily are private enterprises. Traders in the Spice market rent or lease a property along the main street...

Kumily is a cardamom town in Kerala. There is the auction market where heaps of cardamom await the bidding of merchants from all over India ...

At some time, signage begins to merge with advertising. A trader needs to announce what he has. He also needs to announce that what he has i...

It is a little difficult to imagine this, but it may be a true story nevertheless. Let’s take it as far back as we can imagine. Man hunted f...

It of course begins with the common “To the cliff” painted on wood in many different ways at the many junctions one encounters as paths wind...

Varkala has a large tibetan market within its Cliff Bazaar. One passes by ‘Tibetan Buddha Arts’ – the shop where Dorjee and Puppu sell their...

In Varkala, as elsewhere, the bazaar grows, it flourishes. It responds willingly to every dynamic change in interest from those who come her...

‘To the cliff’ and ‘To the beach’ are signs so common. You know this must be the most important part of Varkala. It is also where the Bazaar...