Bazaar – Delhi and Rajasthan
The powerful Mughal dynasty which ruled Northern India for three hundred years from the 16th to the 19th century has left a lasting influence on the region and in Delhi and Rajasthan in particular.
This influence is especially apparent in the rich array of architectural styles and handicrafts which can be sampled and enjoyed by the curious traveler.
The Mughals built many magnificent mosques, tombs and forts, such as the Red Fort, but they also practiced the art of calligraphy and their geometric patterns are still a major influence in designs used by the gem and textile industries.
Ian Wright explores these influences visiting a calligrapher and jewelers in Delhi’s old Moslem walled city, Chandni Chouk, now the heart of Old Delhi.
Meanwhile Holly Morris seeks out fabulous Rajasthani textiles in Jodhpur and visits gem workshops in Jaipur, India’s gem capital.
The Mughals were finally overthrown by the British in the 19th century and Bobby Chinn explores New Delhi, a city created by the British along Victorian lines. Here he visits, Ricki Rams, a shop which sells the sitar, originally a Mughal instrument, made famous by Musician Ravi Shankar, and even more famous when The Beatles came to visit the shop in the 1960s. The rest is history as the instrument was featured in some of the Fab Fours’ most popular compositions.
Read our Delhi & Rajasthan shopping guide here
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Credits
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presenters
BOBBY CHINN
HOLLY MORRIS
IAN WRIGHT
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with thanks to
INCREDIBLE INDIA (MINISTRY OF TOURISM)
RAJASTHAN TOURISM
RIKHI RAM SITAR SHOP
SAROVAR PARK PLAZA, LUCKNOW.
SULABH INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF TOILETS
GURDWARA SIS GANJ SAHIB
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fixers
NEELIMA GOEL
SHERNAZ ITALIA
NEHA GUPTA
SYED SAAD AHMED
KAMRAN AHMAD
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titles and graphics
MARTINA DEO
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camera
NIGEL KINNINGS
CHRIS BAIRSTOW
GARY ROGERS
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sound
CHRIS PICKHAVER
GARY ROGERS
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facilities
GUILTFREE STUDIOS
dubbing mixer
CHRIS MORRIS
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online editor
GEOFF HOCKNEY
editor
LUKE THOMPSON
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title music by
MICHAEL CONN
music by
MALCOLM LAWS & NAINITA DESAI
PAUL MOUNSEY
MICHAEL CONN
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post production coordinator
JIM WOODALL
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production accountant
HELEN KHINE
production manager
MEL MOORE
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producers
ANIKA PILNEI
IAN SCIACALUGA
NAVIN THAPAR
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directors
IAN SCIACALUGA
NAVIN THAPAR
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executive producer
IAN CROSS
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Produced by Pilot Film and TV Productions for:
Discovery International
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