BANK ROADGroup Members: 1. Abhijeet Vikram Singh 2. Aman Kumar3. Divya Rani4. Harshvardhan Mishra5. Parul Vashist6. Sumedha Misra

B.F.Tech (Apparel Production)Semester - I

FIELD STUDIES

History Of Kannur

• Kannur is an important port on the Arabian Sea • Carried out trade with Persia and Arabia in the

twelfth and thirteenth centuries. • The British conquered it in 1790 and transformed

it into one of their major military stations on the Malabar Coast.

• During British rule in India, Kannur was known by its Anglicised name of Cannanore, which is still in fairly common usage.

• Kannur town — this is the actual city

of Kannur and the administrative headquarters of Kannur District.

• Kannur City — Kannur City was the ancient capital of the Arakkal kingdom.

KANNUR : The City

• Important city in North Malabar region on Kerala• Has traditional, economical importance• Popularly known as the land of LOOMS AND LORES• Famous for pristine beaches, its native performing

art THEYYAM and its handloom industry • Houses one of the biggest military cantonments in

the country

Political map of KANNUR

Kannur : From a Local’s Eye

SCENARIO OF BANK ROAD FROM MONDAY TO SATURDAY

As Kannur market is open on all days except SUNDAY, the roads are usually busy all the time . Most traffic is found between 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.

SCENARIO OF BANK ROAD ON SUNDAYKannur market is closed on Sunday ,so complete silence remains on the road . Very less traffic is observed on this day and that too in the afternoon time.

BANK ROAD

• It’s occupied mostly by jewellery shops with MALABAR GOLD being the most eminent among them.

• There are four banks.• It also consists of garment shops and some small stalls for

eating.• These shops are dwarfed by the presence of electronic shop

named NIKSHAN ELECTRONICS which is the best shop for electronic items in kannur.

• Bank road has a lot of ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE due to the presence of largest stores in the city namely MALABAR GOLD and NIKSHAN ELECTRONICS.

• There is a lot of Road congestion and chaos in the area due to lack of PARKING SPACE and INADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE.

• The OLDEST shop on the road is ‘ The Western India Plywood’.

•Despite of many drawbacks this road retains its position as one of the BUSIEST and COMMERCIALLY most important streets in Kannur city.

JEWELLERY SHOPS

1. Malabar Gold2. Ambika Jewellers3. Kunhikannan Jewellers4. Maharani Jewelers5. K.R. Jewellers6. Vanitha Jewellers7. Prince Jewellers8. Ganesh Jewellers9. Zam-zam10. Laxmidas Jewellers11. Fathima Jewellery12. Nilkanda Jewellers13. Palithra Jewellers14. Shekhar Jewellery15. RC Jewellery16. Arvind Gold

MALABAR GOLD

• It’s the largest GOLD selling unit of Kerala.•Established in the year 1992• 3 branches in Kannur, 29 all over including 6 in United Arab Emirates• Headquarters in Calicut• Deals basically in two types of jewellery: Ethnic and Era• Deals in gold jewellery, diamond jewellery and watches• Takes part in charity programs and has various funding schemes• During our field study the rate of gold varied from Rs. 1400-1440 per gram.• There is a separate playing section for children.

MALABAR GOLD

ELECTRONIC SHOPS1. Nikshan Electronics

2. Sony

NIKSHAN ELECTRONICS• It’s the largest and most eminent electronic shop in Kannur.•Established in the year 1996• Only one branch in Kannur• Is a big shop with 3 storey• Deals in LCD TVs, COLOR TVs, PLASMA TVs, REFRIGERATORS, MICROWAVE OVEN, CELL PHONES, HANDICAMS, WASHING MACHINES, CHIMNEY, LAPTOPS, ACs etc• Has won many awards for the good work• It provides cooking classes

NIKSHAN ELECTRONICS

BANKS1. PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK2. SOUTH INDIAN BANK3. CORPORATION BANK4. KARNATAKA BANK

PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK• The bank is 112 years old• Provides all types of bank accounts like savings, current, demat, equity, fixed etc• Provides house loan, vehicle loan, personal loan, study loan and business loan• Facilities offered to NRIs• Technological services like internet banking and mobile banking available

PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK

GARMENTS SHOPS1. SUMANGLA TEXTILES2. KOUTONS3. OXY4. SILKY MALL5. LAMCY6. SMALL WORLD

SUMANGLA TEXTILES

• Runs in partnership in a rented area• Established in the year 1991• Deals in traditional sarees, silk sarees, polyester sarees and fancy sarees• Give different discounts for on-season and off season

Complex consisting SUMANGALA TEXTILES on

First floor

THE CANNANORE LIBRARY

• Is the only library in our area• Has a collection of books and novels on almost every topic• Books are issued on the basis of a membership card

THE CANNANORE PUBLIC LIBRARY

COMMERCIAL ASPECTS

• Around 62 shops are there on Bank Road• Most of the shops are large-scale shops• Kannur is famous for TEXTILE IN HANDLOOM

INDUSTRY, that is why it’s called a city of LOOMS and LORES.

CULTURAL ASPECTS• Theyyam is the native performing art of Kannur• DTPC ( District Tourism Promotional Council)

organizes many cultural events to promote the tourism of Kannur as such programmes attract the tourists as it’s the showcase of the culture of Kannur.

• People of kannur are very traditional, most of them wear traditional clothes,i.e. men wear lungi and women wear kerala sarees with lots of gold ornaments.

LEARNING EXPERIENCE

We gained a lot while doing FIELD STUDIES. We learnt :• to communicate well with STRANGERS• to get our work done by influencing people • how to work in a team• how to develop leadership quality• to co-ordinate in a group• to maintain our patience level while dealing with shop

owners• the basic idea behind the functioning of a shop

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