Lohar Chawl Explained

Lohar Chawl is a commercial locality of Mumbai, India. Lohar means iron smith in Marathi.

According to Fodor's Essential India, it is a popular market with a wide range of goods for sale.[1] The locality is highly crowded with numerous wholesale outlets.[2] It is also Mumbai's largest wholesale market for electrical goods.[3]

In popular culture

Miram Batliwala in her InSight — One Woman’s Incredible Journey from Darkness to Light reminisces about her numerous visits to Lohar Chawl's wholesale stores for "lighting fixtures, door handles and locks".[4] One of Nalini Malini's work's is titled Alleyway, Lohar Chawl.[5]

References

  1. Book: Guides, Fodor's Travel. Fodor's Essential India: with Delhi, Rajasthan, Mumbai & Kerala. 2015-03-31. Fodor's Travel. 9781101878682. en.
  2. Book: Sarin, Shared. Business Marketing: Concepts and Cases. Tata McGraw-Hill Education. 9789339203177. en.
  3. News: Sale Of Electrical Goods Recovering After GST Bump. Bloomberg Quint. 2017-11-26. en.
  4. Book: Batliwala, Miriam. InSight: One Woman's Incredible Journey From Darkness to Light. 2012-12-17. BookBaby. 9781624885907. en.
  5. News: Nalini Malani: A female voice in art. D’Mello. Rosalyn. 2017-11-17. Live Mint. 2017-11-26.

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