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'''Lohar Chawl''' is a commercial locality of ]<nowiki/>i, India. According to ] it is where a popular market with a wide range of goods for sale, from house appliances to artificial flowers.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Spp5BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT566&dq=Lohar+Chawl&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjlgOmXw9zXAhUI4o8KHYNlBHM4FBDoAQhIMAY#v=onepage&q=Lohar%20Chawl&f=false|title=Fodor's Essential India: with Delhi, Rajasthan, Mumbai & Kerala|last=Guides|first=Fodor's Travel|date=2015-03-31|publisher=Fodor's Travel|isbn=9781101878682|language=en}}</ref> It is a very crowded locality in which wholesale outlets are located.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=sLO9AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT449&dq=Lohar+Chawl&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjlgOmXw9zXAhUI4o8KHYNlBHM4FBC7BQhRMAc#v=onepage&q=Lohar%20Chawl&f=false|title=Business Marketing: Concepts and Cases|last=Sarin|first=Shared|publisher=Tata McGraw-Hill Education|isbn=9789339203177|language=en}}</ref> It is Mumbai's biggest market for electrical goods.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloombergquint.com/gst/2017/08/18/sale-of-electrical-goods-recovering-after-gst-bump|title=Sale Of Electrical Goods Recovering After GST Bump|work=Bloomberg Quint|access-date=2017-11-26|language=en}}</ref>
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'''Lohar Chawl''' is an area in ] known for selling Electrical Goods. It is the largest market for Electrical Goods in India. Nearest Railway stations to reach this place are
1. Marine Lines.
2. Masjid Bunder
3. CST
If you are driving you can park your car at the Crawford Market parking Lot.
Best for Shopping Electrical Stuff this place is loaded with shops selling Switches, Led Lights & Chandelier. Buy from branded shops.


A story in ] mentions a photo-walk through Lohar Chawl as one of the seven "must do" Mumbai ] experiences.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cntraveller.in/story/7-must-do-diwali-experiences-in-mumbai/|title=7 must-do Diwali experiences in Mumbai|date=2017-10-18|work=Condé Nast Traveller India|access-date=2017-11-26|language=en-US}}</ref> ''Lohar'' means iron smith in ].
. ''Lohar'' means iron smith in ].


== Lohar chawl in art and literature ==
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Lohar Chawl is the route that the bus on which Mehroo ]'s wife rides, takes on her way to the fire temple, in his book ].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=8xlEpNxfLekC&pg=PT10&dq=Lohar+Chawl&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiLyMGLwtzXAhUU148KHbbRAzk4ChC7BQhQMAc#v=onepage&q=Lohar%20Chawl&f=false|title=Tales from Firozsha Baag|last=Mistry|first=Rohinton|date=2008-11-20|publisher=Faber & Faber|isbn=9780571248582|language=en}}</ref> Karan the protagonist in the book ''The Third Squad'' muses that his wife Nandini thinks Lohar Chawl is one of the compartments that make the city. In Sultry Days by ] God describes his father as one who looks like "handcart puller from Lohar Chawl".<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=cV6kZb9ZAdYC&pg=PT25&dq=Lohar+Chawl&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjlgOmXw9zXAhUI4o8KHYNlBHM4FBDoAQhCMAU#v=onepage&q=Lohar%20Chawl&f=false|title=Sultry Days|last=De|first=Shobhaa|date=2013-10-15|publisher=Penguin UK|isbn=9788184751048|language=en}}</ref> Lohar Chawl is one of the "I don't knows" in Gregor Weichbrodt's I don't know.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=AOXSDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA183&dq=Lohar+Chawl&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiintC3x9zXAhUIP48KHQPyBBE4HhC7BQgpMAA#v=onepage&q=Lohar%20Chawl&f=false|title=I don't know|last=Weichbrodt|first=Gregor|date=2017-01-02|publisher=BoD – Books on Demand|isbn=9783944195605|language=en}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=PDRfDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT168&dq=Lohar+Chawl&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiintC3x9zXAhUIP48KHQPyBBE4HhC7BQg9MAQ#v=onepage&q=Lohar%20Chawl&f=false|title=InSight: One Woman's Incredible Journey From Darkness to Light|last=Batliwala|first=Miriam|date=2012-12-17|publisher=BookBaby|isbn=9781624885907|language=en}}</ref> One of ]'s work's is titled ''Alleyway, Lohar Chawl''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/uqKaQyJGqQZKy3WPZ7cMhP/Nalini-Malani-A-female-voice-in-art.html|title=Nalini Malani: A female voice in art|last=D’Mello|first=Rosalyn|date=2017-11-17|work=http://www.livemint.com/|access-date=2017-11-26}}</ref>


== References ==
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Revision as of 15:59, 26 November 2017

Lohar Chawl is a commercial locality of Mumbai, India. According to Fodor's Essential India it is where a popular market with a wide range of goods for sale, from house appliances to artificial flowers. It is a very crowded locality in which wholesale outlets are located. It is Mumbai's biggest market for electrical goods.

A story in Condé Nast Traveller India mentions a photo-walk through Lohar Chawl as one of the seven "must do" Mumbai Diwali experiences. Lohar means iron smith in Marathi.

Lohar chawl in art and literature

Lohar Chawl is the route that the bus on which Mehroo Rohington Mistry's wife rides, takes on her way to the fire temple, in his book Tales from Firozshah Baag. Karan the protagonist in the book The Third Squad muses that his wife Nandini thinks Lohar Chawl is one of the compartments that make the city. In Sultry Days by Shobhaa De God describes his father as one who looks like "handcart puller from Lohar Chawl". Lohar Chawl is one of the "I don't knows" in Gregor Weichbrodt's I don't know. 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". One of Nalini Malini's work's is titled Alleyway, Lohar Chawl.

References

  1. Guides, Fodor's Travel (2015-03-31). Fodor's Essential India: with Delhi, Rajasthan, Mumbai & Kerala. Fodor's Travel. ISBN 9781101878682.
  2. Sarin, Shared. Business Marketing: Concepts and Cases. Tata McGraw-Hill Education. ISBN 9789339203177.
  3. "Sale Of Electrical Goods Recovering After GST Bump". Bloomberg Quint. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  4. "7 must-do Diwali experiences in Mumbai". Condé Nast Traveller India. 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  5. Mistry, Rohinton (2008-11-20). Tales from Firozsha Baag. Faber & Faber. ISBN 9780571248582.
  6. De, Shobhaa (2013-10-15). Sultry Days. Penguin UK. ISBN 9788184751048.
  7. Weichbrodt, Gregor (2017-01-02). I don't know. BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN 9783944195605.
  8. Batliwala, Miriam (2012-12-17). InSight: One Woman's Incredible Journey From Darkness to Light. BookBaby. ISBN 9781624885907.
  9. D’Mello, Rosalyn (2017-11-17). "Nalini Malani: A female voice in art". http://www.livemint.com/. Retrieved 2017-11-26. {{cite news}}: External link in |work= (help)
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