Central Cottage Industries Emporium: at Janpath and State Emporia, located at Baba Kharak Singh Marg near Connaught Place are the best places to pick up handicraft items.

A visit to these emporia would give an idea of diverse crafts characteristic of each state of India.

Connaught Place: the legendary business and shopping hub of British Delhi continues to enthrall. CP buildings are built in a circle, with roads radiating from it. A stroll down the corridors of the shopping plaza and the radial roads on which are housed the various emporiums will give a flavor of metropolitan Delhi, simultaneously ethnic and eclectic.

Janpath: literally means the road of the people. It was called the Queens way of the British New Delhi until it got its more down-to-earth name. The colorful market is a haven for budget traveler and the young. There are numerous silver and inexpensive jewelry stores and they are not only popular with the foreign visitors but also the local crowd. Hundreds of shops have been set on the side of the pavements, selling handicrafts, trinkets, exotic ensembles, Indian artifacts and carpets. This is one place where you must bargain to negotiate a good price. 

Chandni Chowk: with its narrow streets, Mughal architecture, old havelis and my riads of shops, cycle rickshaws and jostling crowds offers a unique experience of vibrant India and its spirit of entrepreneurship. It is home to bulk trading in all kinds of merchandise. Hundreds of shops down specialty streets offer competitive prices for products ranging from metal ware curios, antiques, paper stationery, silver and gold jewelry, semi-precious and precious stones, clothes to hardware items, electrical appliances and electronic components.