I remember during the sixties when I was a small kid, whenever any one mentioned "Let's go the Market" it always meant "Devaraja Market" - no other market would do - not even the "Chikka (Vanivilasa) Market" (near Siddappa Square) - which was closer to our home in Chamarajapuram. We always enjoyed the outing - the bargaining for vegetables, the shopping of provisions and puja articles at Shettara Angadi near the south entrance (He is still giving his customers kallusakkare or dry grapes at the time of settling the bill) or purchasing Nanajangudu rasabale in the shop opposite (now it has converted to a bangle shop) all the while tagging along behind my grandfather and grandmother.
We never were happy buying footwear any where other than "Big BATA showroom" - still going great at the north-east corner of "the Market".As years went by things changed - not the purchasing of material - but the way we went to "the Market". The vendors remained the same, purchases remained the same but instead of tagging along - we started lugging the bags.
Still more years went by and I started my own screen printing business and where else could I get printing ink, screens, films and related material but at "the Market".Now I have shifted to Bangalore. Whenever I hear the word "Market", I do not think of KR Market in Bangalore, I still remember "Devaraja Market" - often being rediculed by my Bangalorean wife!! (for More…click here)