Monday, June 11, 2007

The Monda Market


Vegetables are the prime ingredient for any cuisine. In search of these we happened to go to this famous market which was established more than 100 yrs ago and one of the biggest market in the city. This was established primarily to supply the needs of British military regiments.
Since it was a weekend the entire market was flooded with different vegetables like tomatoes, carrots potatoes and the list goes on.. Every little place in the market was occupied and market leaders were busy collecting and selling their valuable vegetables. Various business tactics were adopted to sell their goods. One among them (which I liked the most) was that, I could hear women singing the price of the vegetables to attract the customers. The tune and the music are really worth listening.
The market has small and narrow lanes and one can see all varieties and colorful fresh vegetables. The vendors are refreshed with a cup of coffee or tea. My eyes were stuck on the tea room; it was the smallest room that I had ever seen.
The most important thing I learnt was that these guys are not MBA students nor would have learnt any management skills but still does the business like an art. I and my sis enjoyed buying the vegetables in the biggest market of the city.

1 comment:

Chandan Chawla said...

Hey I had a similar feeling when I passed through a local market in Srirangapattnam(near Bangalore)... The colour, activity and enthusiasm in the market is mind boggling.... I guess this is the true spirit of the Indian culture which is getting a sort of lost in the new vegetable malls..