Kolkata (Calcutta) Shopping

  1. Ankur Kala

    Ankur Kala sells clothing and handicrafts from a non-profit cooperative dedicated to training and empowering women from the slums.

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  2. Central Cottage Industries Emporium

    The impressive if comparatively pricey Central Cottage Industries Emporium showcases handicrafts from the length and breadth of India. A good place for souvenir hunters.

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  3. Dakshinapan Shopping Centre

    For good quality souvenirs at decent fixed prices, head to the state-government emporia. A large number are gathered at Dakshinapan Shopping Centre which, along with Dolly's Tea Shop, just about justifies the long trek to this soul-crushing monstrosity of 1970s architecture. The fabrics are particularly good value and the Tripura Emporium has great deals on bamboo- and cane-ware.

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  4. Mondal & Sons

    Shops and workshops along Rabindra Sarani sell a great range of musical instruments. For stringed instruments from esraj to sitar to violin, Mondal & Sons, family run since the 1850s, counts Yehudi Menuhin among its satisfied customers.

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  5. Women's Friendly Society

    The Women's Friendly Society sells hand-embroidered tableware, fabrics and children's' clothes from another cooperative society for destitute women, founded in 1886.

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