Nai Sarak as the name indicates that the street linking road, which connects the main Chandni Chowk Road to Chawri Bazaar and has a very big wholesale and retail market of mainly school and college textbooks. The street can be reached by taking a left turn after the Paranthewali Gali and just before the Katra Nawab Gali on the main Chandni Chowk Road. The other way to reach here is by taking a right turn from Chawri Bazaar Road if coming from the Jama Masjid direction.
Nai Sarak derived its name from the fact that it is comparatively a new road built by the British after the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857. The street is lined with modern buildings. People will find that the lower storeys of these buildings have shops, which are specialized in special types of books like children's books or medical textbooks or books in different languages. Here some shops specialize in stationery items as well as sell papers mostly used in offices. The market is today a busy thoroughfare and customers of all age can be seen here heading towards the shops that cater to their needs.
Besides all this market has also few wholesale shops of saris selling pure cotton, silk and embroidered ones among the many varieties available there. There are also one or two shops in the market that sells old and new musical instruments.
Famous As: Delhi's largest wholesale and retail market of school and college textbooks.
Nai Sarak Location:
Nai Sarak is the road between Chandni Chowk and Chawri Bazaar.
Nai Sarak Timing:
It is open on all days except Sunday.
How to Reach Nai Sarak:
Local buses, auto-rickshaws and taxis are available from different parts of Delhi that ply to Nai Sarak. Tourists can either take local buses from various points within the city to reach this market, or they can hire auto-rickshaws, taxis and metro rail.
Nearest Metro Station: The nearest metro station is Chawri Bazaar.
Nearest Railway Station: The nearest railway station is Old Delhi Railway Station.
Nearest Airport: The nearest airport is Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Book Stores:
College Book Store, Roshan Pura, NCR-Delhi
Address: 1701-2, Nai Sarak, Roshan Pura , Delhi- 110006
Phone: (011) 23279128, (011) 65173312, 9810125524
Landmark: Near Ramesh Publication
Jain Book Centre, Nai Sadak, NCR-Delhi
Address: 4400, Nai Sadak , Delhi- 110006
Phone: (011) 64145670, 9810675889
Landmark: Opposite New Marwari Katra
India Publishers, Nai Sadak, NCR-Delhi
Phone: (011) 23243756, 9810397424, 9313492424
Address: 1680/81, Mehta Market, Nai Sadak , Delhi- 110006
Landmark: Near Citi Bank ATM
Ashok Prakashan, Nai Sarak, NCR-Delhi
Address: 2615, Nai Sarak , Delhi- 110006
Phone: (011) 23262976
Landmark: Near Geeta Press
Khanna Book Depot, Chandni Chowk, NCR-Delhi
Address: #4232 Nai Sarak Patli Gali, Chandni Chowk , Delhi- 110006
Phone: (011) 23913093, (011) 22160321
Landmark: Near - Marwari Chowk
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