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Commercial Street
Commercial Street is one of Bangalore's busiest commercial areas. While garment,
hosiery and textile stores are in a majority here, you can also find shops selling
shoes, art supplies, stationery, novelties, jewellery, travel kits, sports and general
goods.
Mahatma Gandhi Road
Known as South Parade in the days of the British, Mahatma Gandhi Road still retains
its old world charm, while at the same time exuding the energetic, modern spirit
of India's Silicon Valley. Here you can get everything from electronic equipment
to books, magazines, photography supplies, silk saris, antiques, textiles, garments
and general goods. Shopping Centers to look out for on M. G. Road are Shrungar Shopping
Complex, Barton Court, Public Utility Building, Spencer's Super Market, the Coir
Board showroom, Natesan's Antiquarts, Kids Kemp, Saree Kemp, Cauvery Arts and Crafts
emporium and others.
Brigade Road
Extremely popular with the youth, Brigade Road is a beehive of commercial activity.
You can get anything here from electronic equipment like TV sets and music systems
to refrigerators, garments, pots and pans, toys, music and shoes. Also located on
Brigade road is Poom Puhar, the Tamil Nadu handicrafts showroom.
Residency Road
On Residency Road you can find steel furniture and handicrafts in metal, clay and
wood. Quite a few government handicrafts emporia are located on this road. Some
of these are: Gangotri, the Uttar Pradesh Government Handicrafts (Ph: 5585055) showroom,
offering brassware, wooden furniture, jewelry, etc. Mriganayani, the M. P. Government
Emporium (Ph: 5582495), Utkalika, the Orissa Government Handicrafts Emporium (Ph:
5582744) and Gurjari, the Gujarat State Handicrafts Emporium (Ph: 5583425).
Other Areas
Apart form those shopping areas described above, Bangalore has lots of other commercial
areas famous in their own way for the products they have on offer. Richard Square
in Russell Market, for instance, is known for cutlery, crockery and household items.
Chickpet is famous for its silk sarees, silver and gold jewellery and textiles.
If it's metal items like brass, silver and copperware that you are looking for,
make a beeline for Arcot Srinivaschari Street. On B.V.K. Iyengar Road you'll find
wood products, plywood, paper and electrical goods. Avenue Road is known for its
stationery, stainless steel ware and silver jewellery.
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