The interesting thing about today was a visit we had to the local market for our Retail Marketing class. Basically all of us were packed off on a bus and taken to this weekly bazaar that happens at this place called Mahanagar every Wednesday.
What impressed me was the entire setting. Have read in books (ok ok Tinkle :-p) about this kind of weekly markets, but seeing one was an experience. There were literally hundreds of makeshift stalls that had sprung up on the street. Selling absolutely anything and everything. Of course, prices were always jacked up and you had to be that hard-nosed bargainer to get your worth. Easy for me - I know that's not quite my stuff - so stayed away from actually buying anything.
For the class itself, we had to just go around and talk to shopkeepers and get some details. Got a little bit of that. Then treated it like a mini-outing and walked around with Ghate tasting some new items like panna (tasted like pani-puri ka pani), chana kheer, mango kheer (both AWESOME sweets!).
Of course, my mind kept drifting to INDEX. Reason being it was exactly the location where the prior editions of INDEX was held (not possible now since a multi-level parking is being constructed there!!), but I was just super envious of the location. Would be so brilliant to get people there!
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