By Navirah Zafar
The moment one enters Landa Bazaar, mountains of scattered garbage and foul smell emerging from random corners wakes the asleep mind. As one further moves in; one is repulsively engulfed in the odor of used clothes but the urge to discover more about what lies ahead is not hindered.
Since its inception, Landa Bazaar originally known as “Lunda” (shelter-less shops or single storey shops), has been working to provide the poor with luxuries they can’t afford otherwise. The original Landa Bazaar is located opposite Dehli Gate and has a huge variety of clothing; ranging from used jeans, shirts, evening dresses, saris, blankets, curtains,quilts, shoes and bags. It is from here that other landa markets, seen opposite Mayo Hospital, Anarkali and Ichra Market, are operating. Starting from Dehli Gate this long elaborated lane leads to various houses and shops that make up the structure of Landa Bazaar. As we further enter this huge shopping vicinity, we get to see what makes Landa Bazaar click not only with poor but rich class as well.
People come here from all over Punjab and other places, to purchase commodities for their personal use and retail outlets. Various commodities come in big bundles which are traded in from Karachi port. Mr. Naeem Badshah told The Galaxy that garments coming in from foreign countries are divided into various categories. The first three categories are bought by different African countries and those which are left are bought by India, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
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The main vicinity of Landa Bazaar has many different markets. New Market, Shoe Market, Baboo Market and ready-made clothes market are the most famous among them. At first sight, the narrow galleys and shady basements of the bazaar puts one off at what to find in mountains of used clothes. But as one digs in the mass madhouse of clothing, one gets to find amazing garments which look no less than A-class clothing. Once these garments land in the Landa Bazaar, they are initially bombarded with elite shop owners, who purchase high quality 10-15 pieces out of the 200 garments present in the bundle.
Actively known as poor man’s paradise by the looks of it, Landa Bazaar is not what it seems. The traders in the Landa Bazaar told that the government has been charging taxes on the trading goods for the last three decades. Naeem Badshah, a local trader contended that Landa Bazaar solely works and facilitates the poor class and charging unreasonable amount of taxes on goods is burdensome both for them and the buyers in this ever increasing inflation. He was of the view that the new democratic government claims of upholding the rights of the poor seem false in this regard.
The word “Landa” , if used in an civilized gathering, raises eyebrows on many faces. But if you go to Landa Bazaar many of these high society individuals come and buy various products ranging from open cloth to designer coats in a concealing manner .As I approached one small sari shop, I witnessed a dignified lady buying saris. It was later learned that this woman purchased a bulk of 30 saris, giving the impression that either she herself is a designer or a designer’s employee. As I looked around, I was astonished at the high quality material and quality of the saris being sold. The saris being displayed at the shop had silk, cotton, zardozi embroidery, block printing, tie and dye, fancy sequence and diamante embellishments work on them.
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As I further moved in the bazaar, I came cross Shah Brothers. The owner of the shop narrated an interesting story about the significance of the word “Landa”. He recently visited a foreign country for some trade deal and came across a local desi trader who inquired about his profession. The simple man replied,“I do used-clothing business”. The inquirer then promptly replied, “ Oh you mean, landa ka business!”. The incidence shows the significance and acceptance of Landa as a universally known term.
A misconception about Landa Bazaar is that only used products are sold here but that is not the case…Landa Bazaar holds a proper open market where open cloth is purchased not only for suitings, men and female shalwar kameez but also for curtains and bed sheets . Products ranging from fine silk, velvet, organza, cotton, denim and many more are purchased by customers, who feel that the quality of the product is as good as that found in big shops.
As a first timer, my visit to Landa Bazaar left me with questioning various things; starting from the temperament of shop owners dealing with customers. Some people were willing to help and elaborate what the actual Landa Bazaar is… others who had contacts with biggies hindered and were quite rude at even the sight of somebody inquiring about the real buyers. As one visits hotch-notch markets of Lahore, Landa Bazaar also is a must visit for shopoholics. Initially being an eye soar, it evidently becomes a delight as to how unique and magnificently amazing goods can be purchased.
