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[[Image:Jama Masjid, Delhi, watercolour, 1852.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Jama Masjid, Delhi, 1852, seen from Urdu Bazaar.]]
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The '''Urdu Bazaar''' ({{lang-ur|{{nq|اُردو بازار}}}}, {{lang-hi|उर्दू बाज़ार}}, literally ''military camp market'') is a major market in the [[old Delhi|walled city]] of [[Delhi]], [[India]] that connected the canal in the middle of [[Chandni Chowk]] to [[Jama Masjid, Delhi|Jama Masjid]]. The original market was destroyed in the aftermath of [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]], but its name survives as a location near the Jama Masjid.
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[[Image:Zaban urdu mualla.png|right|thumb|The phrase ''Zaban-e Urdu-e Mualla'' ("The language of the exalted camp") written in [[Nasta'liq]] script.]]
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[[File:Jama Masjid, Delhi, watercolour, 1852.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Jama Masjid, Delhi, 1852, seen from Urdu Bazaar.]]
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The '''Urdu Bazaar''' (literally, '[[wiktionary:Urdu|camp]] market') is a major market in the [[old Delhi|walled city]] of [[Delhi]], [[India]] that connected the canal in the middle of [[Chandni Chowk]] to [[Jama Masjid, Delhi|Jama Masjid]]. The original market was destroyed in the aftermath of [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]], but its name survives as a location near the Jama Masjid.

The [[Urdu]] language obtained its name from this market.
The [[Urdu]] language obtained its name from this market.
[[Ghalib]] lamented on the destruction of Delhi in the aftermath of the failure of the 1857 rebellion: "My dear man, when Urdu Bazaar is no more, where is [[Urdu]]? By God, Delhi is no more a city, but a camp, a cantonment. No Fort, no city, no bazaars, ..."<ref>Ghalib, 1797-1869 By Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, Ghalib, Asad-Allāh Ḫān Mīrzā Ġālib, [[Ralph Russell]], Khurshidul Islam Published by Allen & Unwin, 1969</ref>
[[Ghalib]] lamented on the destruction of Delhi in the aftermath of the failure of the 1857 rebellion: "My dear man, when Urdu Bazaar is no more, where is [[Urdu]]? By God, Delhi is no more a city, but a camp, a cantonment. No Fort, no city, no bazaars, ..."<ref>Ghalib, 1797-1869 By Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, Ghalib, Asad-Allāh Ḫān Mīrzā Ġālib, [[Ralph Russell]], Khurshidul Islam Published by Allen & Unwin, 1969</ref>
Delhi's first Chief Executive Councillor and noted freedom fighter, [[Mir Mushtaq Ahmad]], was a resident here prior to and during his term in office and founded the Janata Cooperative Bank in Urdu Bazaar in 1956 for the benefit of local businesses and residents. His premises also hosted periodic meetings of nationally reputed poets and intellectuals.{{cn|date=April 2015}}
Delhi's first Chief Executive Councillor and noted freedom fighter, [[Mir Mushtaq Ahmad]], was a resident here prior to and during his term in office and founded the Janata Cooperative Bank in Urdu Bazaar in 1956 for the benefit of local businesses and residents. His premises also hosted periodic meetings of nationally reputed poets and intellectuals.{{citation needed|date=April 2015}}

Today, the main book publishing, printing and selling markets of the [[Pakistan|Pakistani]] cities such as [[Lahore]], [[Karachi]], [[Rawalpindi]] are also known as ''Urdu Bazaar''.{{cn|date=April 2015}}
Today, the main book publishing, printing and selling markets of the [[Pakistan]]i cities such as [[Lahore]], [[Karachi]], [[Rawalpindi]] are also known as ''Urdu Bazaar''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Urdu+Bazar+Lahore/@31.5739766,74.3020203,15z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x39191ca0d46eb869:0xa22e678425888098!2sUrdu+Bazar+Anarkali,+Lahore,+Punjab+54000,+Pakistan!3b1!8m2!3d31.5747443!4d74.3096213!3m4!1s0x39191ca0ce61b021:0xdf9134daea9240e2!8m2!3d31.5758825!4d74.3097961?hl=en|title=Urdu Bazaar, Lahore - Google Maps|website=Google Maps|language=en|access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Urdu+Bazar/@24.8594782,67.0143109,17z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x3eb33e11f8f50a4f:0xc33fd990ac830f4b!2sNew+Urdu+Bazar,+Gari+Khata,+Karachi,+Karachi+City,+Sindh,+Pakistan!3b1!8m2!3d24.8594733!4d67.0164996!3m4!1s0x3eb33e0df7d7d6b1:0xcb649ab41d06f313!8m2!3d24.8589267!4d67.0175665?hl=en|title=Urdu Bazar, Karachi - Google Maps|website=Google Maps|language=en|access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Urdu+Bazar,+Shan+Chan+Chiragh,+Rawalpindi,+Punjab+46000,+Pakistan/@33.6164659,73.0552982,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sUrdu+Bazar,+Rawalpindi!3m4!1s0x38df94ec8fbb3777:0xbca8018bab5424c6!8m2!3d33.6164615!4d73.0574869?hl=en|title=Urdu Bazar, Rawalpindi - Google Maps|website=Google Maps|language=en|access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Arabber]]
* [[Bazaar]]
* [[Bazaari]]
* [[Haat bazaar]]
* [[Hawker centre]] (Asia) a centre where street food is sold
* [[Market (place)]]
* [[Peddler]]
* [[Retail]]
* [[Street vendor]]
* [[Street food]]
}}

==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.chandnichowk.com Chandni Chowk's website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040610211800/http://www.chandnichowk.com/ Chandni Chowk's website]
*[http://www.traveladventures.org/continents/asia/chandnichowk.shtml For travellers]
*[http://www.traveladventures.org/continents/asia/chandnichowk.shtml For travellers]
*[http://www.thedelhicity.com/DelhiGuide/Dgu_lnd/chandnichowk.htm Small Description]
*[http://www.thedelhicity.com/DelhiGuide/Dgu_lnd/chandnichowk.htm Small Description]
*[https://www.urdubazaar.in Urdu Bazaar Books]
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Latest revision as of 05:27, 26 June 2024

For other uses, see Urdu Bazaar (disambiguation).

Urdu Bazaar
Neighborhood of Delhi
Urdu Bazaar is located in Delhi
Urdu Bazaar
Urdu Bazaar
Location in Delhi, India
Coordinates: 28°38′59″N 77°14′00″E / 28.649746°N 77.233472°E / 28.649746; 77.233472
Country India
StateDelhi
DistrictNorth Delhi
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Jama Masjid, Delhi, 1852, seen from Urdu Bazaar.

The Urdu Bazaar (literally, 'camp market') is a major market in the walled city of Delhi, India that connected the canal in the middle of Chandni Chowk to Jama Masjid. The original market was destroyed in the aftermath of Indian Rebellion of 1857, but its name survives as a location near the Jama Masjid.

The Urdu language obtained its name from this market. Ghalib lamented on the destruction of Delhi in the aftermath of the failure of the 1857 rebellion: "My dear man, when Urdu Bazaar is no more, where is Urdu? By God, Delhi is no more a city, but a camp, a cantonment. No Fort, no city, no bazaars, ..."[1] Delhi's first Chief Executive Councillor and noted freedom fighter, Mir Mushtaq Ahmad, was a resident here prior to and during his term in office and founded the Janata Cooperative Bank in Urdu Bazaar in 1956 for the benefit of local businesses and residents. His premises also hosted periodic meetings of nationally reputed poets and intellectuals.[citation needed]

Today, the main book publishing, printing and selling markets of the Pakistani cities such as Lahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi are also known as Urdu Bazaar.[2][3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ghalib, 1797-1869 By Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, Ghalib, Asad-Allāh Ḫān Mīrzā Ġālib, Ralph Russell, Khurshidul Islam Published by Allen & Unwin, 1969
  2. ^ "Urdu Bazaar, Lahore - Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Urdu Bazar, Karachi - Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Urdu Bazar, Rawalpindi - Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
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