Delhi’s famous weekly Sunday Book Market, now relocated from Daryaganj’s main road to the nearby covered Mahila Haat Book Market near Delhi Gate due to past traffic issues. This open-air market offers books for all needs- new, used, competitive exams (UPSC, SSC, Medical, Railway), novels, literature, religious texts, children’s materials, and stationery also at 50-70% discounts, with prices as low as INR 10 – INR 50 for many items.
Mahila Haat Book Market Location
Location: Mahila Haat Book Market, Kamla Devi Bhawan, 5, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Marg, Turkman Gate, Chandni Chowk, New Delhi, Delhi, 110002
Nearest Metro Station : Delhi Gate Metro station, (Violet Line, Gate 3).
Near by landmark : opposite Delight Cinema, or Loknayak Jayaprakash Hospital.
Mahila Haat Book Market Timings
The market operates only on Sundays
- 8 AM to 6 PM – In Summer
- 9-10 AM to 5-6 PM in winter
Ideal for afternoon visits to enjoy the sun.
History and Shift
This 50+ year-old book market, running since the 1960s. Shifted around 2019 from Daryaganj’s main road or you can say Daryaganj’s street-side bazaar to Mahila Haat near Delhi Gate to avoid Traffic jams. Originally it was a failed artisan space, along with the time it revived as a book haven with 250+ stalls, attracting thousands of customers weekly for bargains on new, used, and rare books.
Book Varieties and Deals in Mahila Haat Book Market
In this market you will get the vey economical rates that you will not found anywhere as in Delhi, It starts from INR 20 only.
Competitive Exam Books
- NDA, BPSC, SSC, UPSC exam preparation books (e.g. INR 625 MRP, sold at INR 250),
- NEET Physics/Chemistry/Biology (e.g. MRP: INR 290, Sold at INR 145),
- Target AIIMS, CAT 40 topic-wise.
Children’s Books
- Value Education (INR 245 MRP, Sold at INR 20),
- Amritam Sanskrit Pathshala (INR 20 selling price),
- coloring and activity books for children (Sold at INR 20-50, MRP: INR 300-500)
Novels and literature
- INR 20-INR 100 (e.g., Harry Potter, Raga Muffin Mystery);
- classics like Shakespeare selected stories.
Religious/spiritual:
- Holy Quran and the Sword, Feng Shui Life Planner, Ramayan, Shiv Puran, Kabir Bijak, Gorakhnath Mahapuran, Chanakya Niti.
Used/second-hand
- Indian Polity, Science & Technology, Civil Procedure Code (cheaper than new).
Stationery and More
In Mahila Haat Book Market you will also get Stationery items in 10-20% off . In stationery items margins are low. so, you will get less discount than the books, but still the deal is good for the customers. Here are some price range of the stationery items that you can explore:
- A3 project sheets (Selling Price is INR 50),
- Highlighters (INR 125 MRP, sold at INR 80),
- Spiral notebooks (INR 70 each for 3in1 pack for INR 210),
- Paper reams (INR 100/kg),
- Registers (INR 80-INR 380 for packs).
- Gifts like photo frames (INR 70-INR 200),
- “Happily Ever After” frames, Hindi varnamala charts (INR 10- INR 20).
Vendor Insights and Visitor Reactions
Around 250-258 stalls operate weekly here, run by veteran (Ex-army persons) sellers who search very carefully around the city for discarded books, offering everything from rare first editions to pirated classics and exam guides. Only one female seller can be noted among them. The market’s lease was recently extended for five more years by MCD authorities.
Vendors Assure:
- 60-70% off on books,
- Half MRP on exam preparation books,
Visitor Reactions:
- First-time visitors note cheap deals
- Market feels like a “new world” for book lovers.
- Vendors shout like a vegetable market, “₹20, ₹50!” for 50-70% off MRPs.
Advise you to arrive early for best picks, enjoy nearby chhole bhature – famous street food in Delhi or juice stalls post-haul. Book lovers snag gems like old NCERTs or antiques cheaply, making it Delhi’s ultimate literary treasure hunt.
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