Whenever you make a plan
to shop at Kolkata the first location that comes to your mind is Gariahat, as
the busy Hat of Garia which settles at the southern flanks of Kolkata calls for
a brilliant time for shopping.
For amazing shopping experience one must make their way here as the mart is based in the loose concept of Indian Bazaar which relates to the Mega mart or a quick shopping where you will have a benefit to trace everything within one shop. Competitive price rates which would allow buyers to shop from every stall installed within the premises of Garia hat. Here you will witness the crowd coming from all across the Kolkata to shop. Since the market has everything one would ask for which in turn gathers huge public who comes to buy the stuff at convertible rates. From clothes to confectionary, from household appliances to accessories, from variety of goods to groceries everything has found its address here. Beside that the new establishment like Gariahat mall and Gariahat AC mart has really called for new sets of shopping exhaustion. As the locals says no shopping is complete without checking the site of Gariahat because here you would not only shop for need but more often you shop for fun as both the lanes which is filled with decorated market entices tourist and locals to shop. The streets of Gariahat is renowned as city of Joy as the path which leads you to the grounds of opportunity relates the whole environment where you could shop, eat, spend time and can look to trace the rich history of Kolkata. Beside that one comes here to taste the delicious cuisine as many restaurants and local hotels surround the site which would offer you an authentic taste of Kolkata delights. History When British called out the partition of Bengal, Bengali Hindus who were residing at East Pakistan which in due course of time became Bangladesh were compelled to refuge under such circumstances of partition when riots and panic stricken out the street. Kolkata during that time shared its boundary from Chitpur to Dharamtala. As many of the refugees from east Bengal who were believed to be traders and entrepreneurs desired their way to open the market within the milieu of Kolkata and during those phase southern flanks of Kolkata was just an open field and seeing the opportunity many encroachers utilised the vacant space and that’s how the mart of Gariahat came into picture. Food As mentioned above the site of Gariahat is filled with many hotels and restaurant where you can claim to feed your hunger as the unique taste that waters the buds of mouth. Come here to taste the unique dish which is solely prepared by taking fish as the major ingredients. You don’t have to worry regarding the price chart as Kolkata depicts the reasonable price and the city can be considered as one of the cheapest state within India in terms of price rates.
Ref: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-01-08/travel/45708209_1_south-kolkata-gariahat-good-food
