India is the second most populated country on the globe. It has people topping the 100 most rich men on the globe and yet one of its major problems is poverty.
If you've ever been to Mumbai, the business capital of India, you will find slums just outside the 7-star hotels. In fact the world's biggest slum in Dharavi, in Mumbai.
Basically, India is a very diverse nation, you will find people of all classes in abundance. So there's a lot of scope for businesses for all kinds of population, be it the billionaires, middle class, or the poor class. There are big and luxurious malls to tap the celebrity class, then there are good malls to target the rich and the middle class. And then there are local markets to tap people with daily needs, one can't go to the malls every day, right?
Let me introduce you to one such local market in Noida. So Noida is a planned city, just like Chandigarh. The entire city is divided into sectors and each sector has its own local market to cater to the daily needs of the people. These markets offer daily needs that include grocery, local and well-known food vendors, shopping options, and a lot more. These markets are like the go-to places for the people nearby. You can find people just strolling around to relax with some light snacks or some casual shopping. Obviously, you will not find the celebrity class there. these markets are usually targeted to the middle and upper middles classes.
There are markets that cover 2-3 sectors at a stretch and the bets part is, if you are bored of one, you have more options to go to and then when you are bored of them, you can come back to the initial one. You get a lot of variety.
Every time I am bored and need to chillax a bit or have some snack in the evening or want to shop for some basic stuff, these markets are the best to explore. And if you are really a shopper, you can find all your stuff here.
You can find all forms of clothes here, not branded but good quality clothes at a very cheap price.
There are numerous food options, local vendors having small stalls and some of them having proper shops to serve a variety of food.
You can also find some really nice shoes here!
Apart from this, there are supermarkets, salons, Bucher shops and all daily need items that you can visit their markets for in no time.
And these markets help lacs of Indians earn their living. Not all of us have the money to open a shop in the mall but we can still manage to open a small thela in such markets and make some decent money. Given the amount of population we have, these markets are a survival aid.
I love these markets so much that sometimes I wonder that even if I grow super-rich, I can't quit these markets ever. My heart is here 😍