Khan Market’s humble beginnings: Meant for refugees, ‘doomed to fail’

Delhi | Friday | 17th May, 2019

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“Expats have always loved Khan Market; we were taunted as ‘Angrezo ki market’ by many. AdvertisingIt was aptly named after popular NWFP leader Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan or Dr Khan Sahib, the elder brother of Pashtun Independence activist Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan or Frontier Gandhi. It’s when people started selling or renting out their homes 2000 onward that Khan Market changed suddenly. She recalled her childhood spent playing in the park, which is now the parking lot in Khan Market. Khan Market, one of the most expensive markets in Asia, was one of them..