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Todays blog is about our ancisistors shops who invented this bazaar with love and artistic way .This place is mostly known for its amazing jewels to know furture continue reading....
Zaveri Bazaar
The once famous gold street, Zaveri Bazaar, is now just reduced to being a two time blasted site and a crowded hawker zone. Akshada Bhalerao tracks how the golden lane was looted of its heritage.
Once upon a time, there was a golden street where jewel artists would display their artworks and the people would buy those jewels to adorn their pretty wives and to secure their future with this investment. On the romantic premises of the ‘town’ area of Mumbai, the street named Zaveri Bazaar continued to follow its path of intricate jewellery staying true to its name. And they all lived happily ever after…
However the story of Zaveri Bazaar does not continue this way today. The street, famous for its gold and silver jewellery, seems to have lost its shine. It does no longer have the flock of families buying jewellery nor does it have the ancestral jewel shops. Imitation jewellery shops settle in while the streets are taken over by hawkers.
The heritage
The street is located in the Churchgate area and is one of the many market places of Mumbai. Mumbai had specific market places or rather market lanes which were famous for the goods they sold. Of the many markets in town like Kapada Bazaar, Nal Bazaar, Crawford Market, etc., each famous for its own specialty, Zaveri Bazaar has proudly taken its place on the right side of Jhama Masjid for years.
The fake side
Few more things that settled in Zaveri Bazaar were imitation jewellery shops and hawkers, taking away the golden feel of the street completely. Now instead of shops laden with gold there are imitation jewellery shops that have taken away the shine of the street. “It hurts to see imitation jewellery shops where in the same shop our friends would sell the real thing. What is even more saddening is that the streets are now encroached by hawkers. They’ve eaten up the beauty and credibility of Zaveri Bazaar.” Says Ujjwal Zaveri, a silver articles trader from Zaveri Bazaar. On the other hand, post bomb blast people have lost confidence in Zaveri Bazaar. Regular customers are being lost since they fear coming to this crowded place for any work let alone shop for gold. Moreover, the growing fad of brands is taking them away from the traditional jewelers. The craft is getting lost and so is the creativity of the artist. With the standard imitation jewellery available in bulk, there is no space for custom made fine jewellery. It takes a long time to create a unique craftwork and also, making charges are included. Hence, the craftsmen are being denied work. Jewellery today is not a possession to be made with love and care and cherished for a lifetime but just an ornament with whom there is no personal attachment whatsoever.
With the lack of original gold and customers, Zaveri Bazaar, the ‘crowned’ street now lays dethroned.
Hope you came across something new about Zaveri Bazaar .
For further blogs stay connected.
Thank you.
Todays blog is about our ancisistors shops who invented this bazaar with love and artistic way .This place is mostly known for its amazing jewels to know furture continue reading....
Zaveri Bazaar
The once famous gold street, Zaveri Bazaar, is now just reduced to being a two time blasted site and a crowded hawker zone. Akshada Bhalerao tracks how the golden lane was looted of its heritage.
Once upon a time, there was a golden street where jewel artists would display their artworks and the people would buy those jewels to adorn their pretty wives and to secure their future with this investment. On the romantic premises of the ‘town’ area of Mumbai, the street named Zaveri Bazaar continued to follow its path of intricate jewellery staying true to its name. And they all lived happily ever after…
However the story of Zaveri Bazaar does not continue this way today. The street, famous for its gold and silver jewellery, seems to have lost its shine. It does no longer have the flock of families buying jewellery nor does it have the ancestral jewel shops. Imitation jewellery shops settle in while the streets are taken over by hawkers.
The heritage
The street is located in the Churchgate area and is one of the many market places of Mumbai. Mumbai had specific market places or rather market lanes which were famous for the goods they sold. Of the many markets in town like Kapada Bazaar, Nal Bazaar, Crawford Market, etc., each famous for its own specialty, Zaveri Bazaar has proudly taken its place on the right side of Jhama Masjid for years.
The fake side
Few more things that settled in Zaveri Bazaar were imitation jewellery shops and hawkers, taking away the golden feel of the street completely. Now instead of shops laden with gold there are imitation jewellery shops that have taken away the shine of the street. “It hurts to see imitation jewellery shops where in the same shop our friends would sell the real thing. What is even more saddening is that the streets are now encroached by hawkers. They’ve eaten up the beauty and credibility of Zaveri Bazaar.” Says Ujjwal Zaveri, a silver articles trader from Zaveri Bazaar. On the other hand, post bomb blast people have lost confidence in Zaveri Bazaar. Regular customers are being lost since they fear coming to this crowded place for any work let alone shop for gold. Moreover, the growing fad of brands is taking them away from the traditional jewelers. The craft is getting lost and so is the creativity of the artist. With the standard imitation jewellery available in bulk, there is no space for custom made fine jewellery. It takes a long time to create a unique craftwork and also, making charges are included. Hence, the craftsmen are being denied work. Jewellery today is not a possession to be made with love and care and cherished for a lifetime but just an ornament with whom there is no personal attachment whatsoever.
With the lack of original gold and customers, Zaveri Bazaar, the ‘crowned’ street now lays dethroned.
Hope you came across something new about Zaveri Bazaar .
For further blogs stay connected.
Thank you.
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