subject: Mg Road Shopping The Delight Of Shopping In Bangalore [print this page] Shopping in the Garden City of India, Bangalore is a great way to experience the vivacious lifestyle of Indians. Bangalore is the capital of Karnataka State and is a major economic centre of the country.
The city offers a number of shopping streets besides malls, plazas and markets catering to all needs and tastes of discerning shoppers, be it locals or tourists. Most shoppers frequent the roads such as Commercial Street, Brigade Road and MG Road to shop for all kinds of items ranging from designer fashions to antique jewellery.
MG Road or Mahatma Gandhi Road in Bangalore used to be called South Parade during the colonial times under the British rule. This road lines up some of the popular shopping and dining hotspots in Bangalore. MG Road spans between Anil Kumble Circle and Trinity Circle and runs near the famous shopping hubs, Commercial Street and Brigade Road.
Shopping in MG Road, one of the busiest roads in Bangalore will be a one of a kind experience for its visitors. Renowned as a fashion street you could browse scores of shops selling a wide array of items including silk saris, electronic goods, textiles, garments and antiques. Bookworms will be definitely thrilled to shop for best sellers, magazines and more at the book stores found in MG Road.
MG Road houses a number of shopping centres selling a plethora of merchandise from books to handicrafts with rates running from midrange to upscale. These include Natesans Antiquarts, Barton Court, Shrungar Shopping Complex, Spencers Supermarket in addition to the Big Kids Kemp and Saree Kemp to name but a few.
The Public Utility Building in MG Road is one of the tallest buildings in the city of Bangalore where its topmost floor offers a panoramic birds eye view of the city. This massive shopping complex offers a host of choices from jewellery to local handicrafts to fashions, while housing several restaurants. Not only shopping complexes and retail shops but MG Road also snuggles some of the leading financial institutions including the HSBC and Standard Chartered.
Many Bangalore hotels offer convenient access to the popular shopping streets in the city. You could spend your holiday pampered with modern conveniences at one of the 5 star hotels Bangalore and let loose your shopping enthusiasm while shopping at MG Road. Just about five kilometres off MG Road rests a luxury hotel in Bangalore known as The Leela Palace Kempinski Bangalore, dazzling in a palatial ambiance. Catering to the business travellers in particular, this prestigious hotel ideally rests in the neighbourhood of IT and business districts in Bangalore.
