Bazar in Medieval India-Case of Amritsar 

By : Sanjay Mishra, Sakshi Sahni

Page No: 77-100

Abstract
Bazar plays an important role in the development of any town or city. Amritsar, medieval city of Punjab acted as a focal point as well as exchange of trade in various time periods. The research paper is an attempt to study the history of Amritsar, its evolution and phases of growth as well as depicting various bazars in the city of Amritsar. The main emphasis of the study is on Guru Bazar of Amritsar. The data has been collected through both primary as well as secondary sources using interview methods of the stakeholders majorly shopkeepers and the public opinion survey in case of primary sources. The secondary sources comprised mainly of reports, articles, government documents etc.

Authors :
Sanjay Mishra : Research Scholar, Guru Ramdas School of Planning, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India
Sakshi Sahni : Assistant Professor, Guru Ramdas school of Planning, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India.