Kochi (Cochin)
India's largest shopping mall, Lulu is an attraction in its own right with people coming from all over to shop, hang out in the food courts or cinema, or…
Kochi (Cochin)
India's largest shopping mall, Lulu is an attraction in its own right with people coming from all over to shop, hang out in the food courts or cinema, or…
Bengaluru (Bangalore)
Hugely successful chain with a range of stylish traditional clothing, homewares and accessories in traditional cotton prints and silks. Quality skincare…
Jodhpur
Several trendy and quality boutique stores with exquisite block-printed clothes, gifts and tableware can be found in this building opposite the Toorji ka…
Kolkata (Calcutta)
For tasteful yet inexpensive gifts to take back home, it's hard to beat the Kashmir Emporium's selection of colourfully patterned papier mâché products,…
Kolkata (Calcutta)
This multistoreyed mall is exclusively devoted to electronic gadgets and accessories. Several items such as hard drives, SD cards, DSLR attachments and…
Delhi
Genteel and sleepy Sundar Nagar is a collection of boutique shops set around a small park and specialises in Indian and Nepali handicrafts, replica …
Delhi
At this cheerful pine wood–lined store, folklore-inspired graphic art embellishes everything from clothing for men, women and children to accessories,…
Mumbai (Bombay)
High Street Phoenix, one of India's first and largest shopping malls, and its mall-within-a-mall, the luxury-oriented Palladium, is an indoor/outdoor…
Mumbai (Bombay)
This very hip designer-leather shop from Delhi features a near-all-India lineup of carefully curated wallets, passport holders, truck-style travel cases,…
Jodhpur
If you fancy taking home an authentic pair of jodhpurs from the city in which they originated, head to Monarch Garments, opposite the approach road…
Delhi
Kama specialises in premium-quality skin-, hair- and body-care products in beautiful packaging, all made using traditional ayurvedic ingredients. It's one…
Puducherry (Pondicherry)
Going strong since 1960, the Fabindia chain stocks stunning handmade, fair-trade products made by villagers using traditional craft techniques, and…
Puducherry (Pondicherry)
The kind of place where Indiana Jones gets the sweats, this antique shop sells sculptures, carved doors, wooden chests, paintings and furniture sourced…
Jodhpur
This small but interesting shop sells goods made by women who have learned craft skills with the Sambhali Trust, which works to empower disadvantaged…
Eastern Rajasthan
Artchill displays some excellent contemporary artists, many of which are based in Rajasthan. The gallery is found as you exit Amber Fort. The collection –…
Mumbai (Bombay)
This newer concept store is the brainchild of two French fashionistas, who have curated a potpourri of international and Indian designers to fill the hip…
Jaipur
This tiny showroom in a private home is a great place to buy Jaipur’s famous blue pottery, produced by the family of the late Mr Kripal Singh, an…
Delhi
Mother-daughter team Monica Sharma and Meher Sra produce jewellery from naturally shaped semi-precious stones encased in precious metal. Come for a pocket…
Mumbai (Bombay)
Though not one official market, the street stalls and shopping arcades between Marks and Spencer and St Peter's Church offer a cornucopia of bargain…
Kochi (Cochin)
Fabulous hand-block-printed dresses, kurtas, skirts, bags and shirts in floaty fabrics blend Indian and European design at Anokhi, a Jaipur brand famous…
Ahmedabad (Amdavad)
This gift shop on the NID (National Institute of Design) campus stocks an excellent range of independent designs by the institute's alumni and students…
Darjeeling
Sells Tibetan-style yak-wool carpets (₹10,800 for a 6ft by 3ft carpet) as part of its charitable work with mothers from poor Darjeeling-area families, and…
Ahmedabad (Amdavad)
Beautiful handcrafted gifts – from embroidered pillowcases and traditional leather sandals to clothing, accessories, stationery and more. Gramshree is a…
Chennai (Madras)
Chennai's newest, most luxurious shopping mall hosts all the big-name Indian and international brands and chains, from Chanel and Zara to Bata, Lifestyle,…
North Goa
This friendly and rewarding little bookshop, at the end of an improbable, dingy corridor, specialises in books about Goa and India with a focus on…
Kolkata (Calcutta)
Kolkata's iconic colonial-era market sells everything from clothing and jewellery to flowers and savoury-food products, all under one roof. The Hogg…
Kovalam
Stock up on hand-embroidered, block-printed or dyed kurtas, dresses, trousers and scarves, plus bags, beauty products and homewares at India's favourite…
Kashmir Government Arts Emporium
Srinagar
Kashmiri crafts and saffron at fixed prices are displayed in the century-old half-timbered former British Residency Building (gutted by fire in 1998,…
Mumbai (Bombay)
This top-end shop occupies the former studio of fashion designer James Ferreira, located inside his 200-year-old Kotachiwadi bungalow. It curates designer…
Delhi
Housed within Phase 1 metro station building, but accessed from the street, this tiny independent clothing store and coffee shop sells exquisite cotton…
Varanasi
In a labyrinth of alleys behind Lal Ghat, this fixed-price shop, its floor cushioned for seating, offers fine silks for fair prices. Products are as small…
Mumbai (Bombay)
Designer tees (eg 'Hipsters Prefer Kala Ghoda'), graphic prints, framed original 1940s' textile labels and other South Mumbai–centric art and design…
Jaisalmer
This small shop near the fort’s main square sells beautiful patchworks, embroidery, paintings, bags, rugs, cushion covers and all types of Rajasthani art…
Jaipur
For ayurvedic preparations, this place exports internationally and has been selling herbal remedies and beauty products for over 70 years. There are even…
Mumbai (Bombay)
A classy selection of rugs, clothing, teas, stationery, aromatherapy products, brass sculptures, toy wooden rickshaws and, perhaps most interestingly,…
Chandigarh
As cute as the name suggests, this basement boutique opened in 1980 and is secretly tucked away beneath a row of shops and restaurants in the busy Sector…
Mumbai (Bombay)
Wander the narrow lanes of Mumbai's jewellery market in search of gems, jewels and gold – 65% of India's gold trade emerges from here. Notable jewellers…
Bengaluru (Bangalore)
This homegrown company specialising in Indian kitsch has spread its wings to a new location at Orion Mall. Find a spark of colour in every corner of the…
South Goa
The Goa Animal Welfare Trust shop, next door to Leda Lounge, is a charity shop with secondhand books and souvenirs. All proceeds go toward helping out Goa…
Chennai (Madras)
Hidden away in a revamped warehouse surrounded by tropical greenery, Amethyst stocks luxury Indian fashion with ultracolourful contemporary flair…
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