Mumbai Shopping Centers
Mumbai, Shops for Antiques
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Mumbai is home to a plethora of relics from
its enchanting history. You can find antiques and curios right
from the rule of The East India Company to the kingdom of
Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj here.
Chor Bazaar, the famous flea market in Mumbai is a
good starting point for antique lovers. It is also a fantastic
place to shop for reasonably priced Indian curios and
souvenirs for family and friends back home. Look for anything
from brass door knobs to silver "hookaas".
Besides the inumerable lanes of the Chor Bazaar, you can get
lucky at the
Colaba Causeway, where numerous stalls sell
antiques and curios. But shopping here could largely be a
gamble since most of these antiques are fake remakes of the
original.
Excellent genuine antiques can be found at the world-famous(literally)
antiques shops like Phillip's Antiques and Natesan's
in Mumbai.
Phillips Antiques , opposite the Regal Cinema,
specialises in antiques, silverware, crystal, porcelain and
Victorian bric-a-brac. It's a lovely, fusty store, established
in 1860, and almost an antique itself.
Natesan's has been specialising in objects d'art,
statues and bronzes since 1930. It's probably the highest
profile retailer of antiquities in the city and you'll pay
accordingly.
For the watchful spender the shopping arcades in five-star
hotels like the Oberoi and the Taj Mahal are a treasure trove
selling authentic antiques, silks and designer wear.
TIP: Articles more than 100 years old are not allowed
to be exported from India without an export clearance
certificate. If you have doubts about any item and think it
could be defined as an antique, check with the Archaeological
Survey of India.
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| Mumbai, Shopping
for Handicrafts. |
From the exquisitely embroidered handbags of the
Gujaratis to the handcrafted couches and chairs of the
Parsis, handicrafts in Mumbai are as colorful as its
people. Mumbai, that is home to more than 5 million
migrants from other states of India, is also a
handicraft connoisseur's dream come true.
Walk into the local Khadi Gram Udyog Bhavan for
colourful clothes and accessories from Gujarat. Khadi
Gram Udyog Bhavan was started by Mahatma Gandhi to
encourage self-suffieciecy. Handicrafts here are
famous for their rustic native touch and reasonable
prices.
TIP: Good place to pick up souvenirs for friends
and family.
Very close to Gateway of India, there is the
Government Cottage Industries Emporium, which is
reasonably well stocked with a cross section of
handicrafts and clothes, and prices are fixed. In the
little streets immediately opposite to the government
emporium, there are lots of handicraft and silver
shops, and a couple of good, but pricey, antique
shops.
You can also find some rare pieces of excellent Indian
craftsmanship at the
Curio shops and in Shopping Arcades
of most five-star hotels.
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Tourist Shopping - Book Stores. |
For the book lovers, there are
several excellent bookshops, and street stalls galore,
many of the latter concentrated around Flora
Fountain. "Crossword" on Warden Road sells books,
magazines, records, CDs, greeting cards - the lot.
One of Mumbai's most popular bookshops is the tiny
"Strand Book Stall" which has helpful knowledgeable
staff, a comprehensive range of books, and if they
don't have something, they will order it within a day
or so. It is quite an achievement to leave the shop
without buying something!
Bookshops in Mumbai - Listings with adresses
Asian Books Pvt Ltd
5, Himalaya House, 79, Palton Road, Mumbai-400001;
Tel: 2623137/572
Book Channel
21, Rajgir Cor, S Bhagat Singh Road, Mumbai-400023;
Tel: 2663337
Book Mart
62, Maker Arcade, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai-400005;
Tel: 2181854/8007
Foundation for Humanization
11, Yogniti, 18, S V Road, Santa Cruz West,
Mumbai-400054;
Tel: 6120250
Gandhi Book Centre
299, Tardeo Road, Nana Chowk, Mumbai-400007;
Tel: 3872061
IBH Publishers Pvt Ltd
Mahalaxmi Chambers, B Desai Road, Mumbai-400026;
Tel: 4924884
India Book Distributors
10th Floor Arcadia, Nariman Point, Mumbai-400021;
Tel: 2872528
International Book House P Ltd
Indian Merc Mans Ext, Madam Cama Road, Mumbai-400039;
Tel: 2021634
Jaico Publishing House
121, M G Road, Opp Bombay University Fort,
Mumbai-400023;
Tel: 2676702
K M Verghese Company
Hind Rajasthan Building, Dadar, Mumbai-400014;
Tel: 4149074
Keshav Bhikaji Dhawale
Shree Samarth Sadan, 1st Bhatwadi, Mumbai-400004;
Tel: 3854853
Labour Law Agency
1A, Arun Chambers, Tardeo Road, Mumbai-400034;
Tel: 4941686
M M Mukhi & Sons
140, Dr D N Road, Mumbai-400001;
Tel: 2049787
SCI-TECH Bks & Periodicals
106, Parul Apartments, V D Road Andheri West,
Mumbai-400053;
Tel: 6267040/6323036
Suchandra Publications
101, Blue Haven, J N Road Vakola Santa Cruz E,
Mumbai-400055;
Tel: 6105003
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Mumbai
Tourists Shop for Ethnic Jewellery and other Popular
Jewellers in Mumbai
Listings with Adresses
Eternity Jewels
1002, Panchtana, Mama Paranand Marg,Mumbai 400004
Tel - 23690288, 23692166
FusionJewels
A-2 Parekh Mahal, 80, Veer Nariman Road, Churchgate,
Mumbai - 400 020
Tel - 22885888
Semibead
138,Kalbadevi Road, 3rd Floor, Opposite Cotton
Exachage, Mumbai - 400 002
Tel - 22423879
Lagu Bandhu
Kelkar Marg, Dadar West, Mumbai - 400028
Tel - 56625238, 24227726
SunJewellery
Pearl Mansion, Shop no 3-4, 91 Maharishi Karve Road,
Mumbai-400020
Tel - 9820154999, 9820142999
Aura
33, Altamount Road, Near Kemps Corner, Mumbai-400026
Tel - 23869628
Chintamani's
Opp Siddhi Vinayak Mandir, Prabhadevi, Mumbai-400025
Tel - 24362788/89
Gazdar Private Ltd
Taj Mahal Hotel, Colaba, Mumbai-400039
Tel - 2023666
Ghanasingh & Sons
Hemdev House, 50, Hughes Road, Mumbai-400007
Tel - 3632223/4233/2890
Gokuldas & Co
134, Zaveri Bazar, Mumbai-400002
Tel - 2019518
Jaipur Gems
Dharam Palace, Hughes Road, Mumbai-400007
Tel - 3619510
KG Popley & Sons Jewellers
56/57, Panchratna, Opera House, Mumbai-400004
Tel - 3611070
L Sunderdas Zaveri
Dharam Palace, Hughes Road, Mumbai-400007
Tel - 3634831/2/3/4
Tribhovandas B Zaveri
2, Kirti Manor, 3 S V Road, Near Akbarallys S Cruz W,
Mumbai-400054
Tel - 6496951/6485267
Mehta and Sons
276 A/278, Zaveri Bazaar, Mumbai 400002
Tel - 2240047
Najabhai Jewellers
267, Comfort Hs Linking Road, Near Bandra Talkies,
Mumbai-400050
Tel - 6422375/2575
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Electronic Goods in Mumbai - Listings
with adresses
Vijay Sales
Shiv Ashish Near Irla Bridge, Opp Bank of Maharashtra, S V Road,
Andheri West, Mumbai-400058; Tel - 6248447
Zarapkar Industries
B/14, Senapati Bapat Marg, Tilak Bridge Dadar, Mumbai-400028;
Tel - 4306273/4/5
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