Silver shopping in Delhi

Silver jewellery has always been given the short shrift. Fortunately, since the past few years, this “poor man’s gold” has started to enjoy a welcome reversal of fortune. Jewellery designers are waking up to its immense possibility: fashionistas are sporting it to make that head-turning style statement. In other words, silver has finally come of age.

With an entire area dedicated to this white metal, Chandni Chowk (literally meaning “silver street’’) can call the shots when it comes to trading in all things silver. Walking through the lanes, flanked by shops, some a hundred years old, will transport you to days gone by.

But that will hardly distract you from your purpose for, one sneak peek into any of the shops and you are bound to be dazzled by the plethora of designs—both ornate old-world as well as minimalist modern. Usually suitable for bulk purchase, the outlets at Chandni Chowk allow for singular buys as well. Festivals are particularly busy when the whole mohallah swarms with customers buying everything from little trinkets to heavy silverware.

If traditional Indian design is your choice, Amrapali Jewellers ensures that you don’t have to time-travel to acquire them. Combing the length and breadth of the country, it has come up with an expansive range of jewellery encapsulating our rich past. Choose from ethnic anklets, earrings, pendants, rings and payals, sporting any of which will set you back by a few thousands years. And they sure are worth it.

Beliram’s will bowl you over with its exquisite array of bracelets, earrings, necklaces, pendants and rings that maintains a fine balance between the traditional and the trendy. The prices fluctuate as per the changing rate of silver, so you might get a good deal every now and then.

Silver-shopping in Silofer can be a scintillating experience, if you discount its dour owner and steep prices. Make sure you have oodles of time to sift through its wide range of rings, earrings, necklaces and trinkets. For cutting-edge designs there’s Frazer and Haws to look to.

The abundance of choice can be overwhelming, so why not pick an area and shop till you drop before hopping on to the next. You surely wouldn’t want to miss any of the hidden gems!