| Poised
between what was once the British Fort and the local
town, Crawford Market has elements of both. It's a blend
of Flemish and Norman architecture with a bas relief
depicting Indian peasants in wheat fields just above the
main entrance The freize, incidentally, was designed by
Lockyard Kipling, father of the famous Rudyard Kipling,
and the Kiplings' cottage still stands next to the JJ
School of Art across the road. Opposite. Now named after
a local patriot called Jyotiba Phule, Crawford Market
looks like something out of Victorian London, with its
sweet smell of hay and 50 ft high skylit awning that
bathes the entire place in natural sunlight. Mountains of
fruit and fresh vegetables are sold here at wholesale
rates. Next door there's also a meat and poultry section
along with stalls selling smuggled cheese and chocolate! |
