People of Delhi eagerly await annual cultural extravaganza, and one of most popular and splendid ones goes by the name “India International Trade Fair”- a melange of business, trade and cultural activities (of course cultural hues is what caught my eye and camera!). This year, the 2-week long fair in its 35th edition is based on the theme “Make in India” and kicked off on 14th November at Pragati Maidan grounds.
For me, it was déjà vu thanks to a recent trip to the The Enchanting Indian Cultural Festival, even though IITF is much larger in scale, scope, concept and even footfall ! Any of you who might be interested in visiting this grand fair can find precise information on the official website –  IITF.
There are beautiful pavilions of Indian states one-after-another showcasing their indigenous crafts, arts, clothing, history and technology; you can spend endless moments in each of these admiring the aesthetics, reading snippets of history or else bargaining for the wonderful-looking crafts Desi style  ! Here are some snapshots :
The “International Fair” in Hall no. 18 attracted large number of visitors and includes stalls from various countries spanning South and South East Asia to the Middle East. My personal favorite? Mosaic Lamps from Istanbul’s Bazaar!
Finally, a customary visit to the Food Court is inevitable for folks like me.(which you, my fab readers know by now :D). From Rajasthani Kachoris to Awadhi biryanis, one surely has a vast spread to choose from. Our choice of “Hyderabadi Chicken Qorma wth Roomali Roti” turned out to be satiating, bringing a proper closure to the day-long, fun-filled touring at IITF!
If this excited you enough, do make a dash for the fair : It is worth it !
Lovely capture!
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Thank you so much 🙂
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Thank you Sir:)
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I just love Indian food. My fav is the spicy pickled limes in the jar. Mmm!
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Ha-ha great ! we call it “Nimboo Achaar” here . It is tangy and yum 🙂
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Loved the lamps! Everything looked beautiful!
I love Indian food… On the mild side though :). My favs are chicken korma and peshwari naan. Such a pity there aren’t any restaurants here in Venezuela 😦
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Thank you 🙂 Exciting to know your love for Indian food , I am sure you can cook some yummy korma with some help from YouTube/ Sanjeev Kapoor recipes ! Indian restaurants will be quite a rage in Venezuela as and when they do open 🙂
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Yeah, I go to the fair almost every year without a miss. You have described everything so exact and precise. Its such a fun….
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Thank you so much ☺ Totally love this annual affair in Delhi ! Hope to see you this time there ☺
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Would love to, surely. It basically satisfies two needs, one for shopping and the other to grab some time to have one glance to the entire Indian culture.
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Haha, true ! But strangely enough have never one any shopping yet there 😀
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Hahaha, exactly that keeps me waiting for it every year. 😀
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Well, that is how it is meant to be :D. I fall in love with my camera there instead !!
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Hahaha, you love photography instead. And that’s how you get everything out there with you back to home 😀 i will try this next time for sure 😉
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Haha you are going to love it ! Your album wouldn’t have looked as colorful before 😀
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Ohh, thanks again 😀 and when that gets added to my album. Would definitely share it here 🙂
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Already looking forward to it 🙂
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