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Meraki – The Urban Market gets a big thumbs-up from Nagpurians

Eshan Sahani at Meraki - The Urban Market organised at Chitnavis, Centre, Nagpur


Nakul Nagpal at Meraki - The Urban Market organised at Chitnavis, Centre, Nagpur


Chanchal Dewani and Sania Opai at Meraki - The Urban Market organised at Chitnavis, Centre, Nagpur


Trisha Kaur at Meraki - The Urban Market organised at Chitnavis, Centre, Nagpur


Sunaina and Neha Agrawal at Meraki - The Urban Market organised at Chitnavis, Centre, Nagpur


Smriti and Sakshi Sahani at Meraki - The Urban Market organised at Chitnavis, Centre, Nagpur


Harleen Kaur at Meraki - The Urban Market organised at Chitnavis, Centre, Nagpur


Shriya Mahajan at Meraki - The Urban Market organised at Chitnavis, Centre, Nagpur


Anil, Asmita and Yogita Agrawal at Meraki - The Urban Market organised at Chitnavis, Centre, Nagpur


Rahul Maniyar at Meraki - The Urban Market organised at Chitnavis, Centre, Nagpur


Akash, Shilpa and Aryan Agrawal at Meraki - The Urban Market organised at Chitnavis, Centre, Nagpur


Rajay Surana at Meraki - The Urban Market organised at Chitnavis, Centre, Nagpur


Tejas and Rohini Patil at Meraki - The Urban Market organised at Chitnavis, Centre, Nagpur


Ketaki Shastry at Meraki - The Urban Market organised at Chitnavis, Centre, Nagpur


Avinash Bagai at Meraki - The Urban Market organised at Chitnavis, Centre, Nagpur


Soubhik Dasgupta at Meraki - The Urban Market organised at Chitnavis, Centre, Nagpur


Rishabh Jain and Vaibhav Gaur at Meraki - The Urban Market organised at Chitnavis, Centre, Nagpur


Ravina Manwani and Ankita Bhoyar at Meraki - The Urban Market organised at Chitnavis, Centre, Nagpur


Shraddha Kurzadkar and Kunal Arora at Meraki - The Urban Market organised at Chitnavis, Centre, Nagpur


Rakhi Kukreja and Swati Kriplani at Meraki - The Urban Market organised at Chitnavis, Centre, Nagpur


Dishant Thakral, Darshita Joisar, Raj Thakral and Miloni Vora at Meraki - The Urban Market organised at Chitnavis, Centre, Nagpur


Ankita Bagdai and Vaibhav Ganatra at Meraki - The Urban Market organised at Chitnavis, Centre, Nagpur


Aman Bhatia, Agam Bhatia and Chanchal Jabs at Meraki - The Urban Market organised at Chitnavis, Centre, Nagpur


Abhishek Joshi and Saket Choure at Meraki - The Urban Market organised at Chitnavis, Centre, Nagpur

Nagpurians had a gala time shopping, eating and listening to good music as they attended the 2nd edition of the two-day ‘Meraki – The Urban Market’ organised recently at Chitnavis Centre, Nagpur. The Urban Market, which was organised in association with Nation Next as the media partner, saw good attendance from people of all ages.
Around 60 stalls were set up at Meraki, which ensured that there was something for everybody. While women could shop for apparels and accessories, it was a paradise for food lovers. And for many others, it was just a perfect place to have a chilled out time with their loved ones. Making sure that people visiting have a good time and nothing goes wrong were the organisers Eshan Sahani and Nakul Nagpal, who were overwhelmed with the response. Eshan told Nation Next that even though they have not decided the date for the 3rd edition, the good response means that they will be organising it really soon!
Here are some pictures from the 2nd edition of the two-day ‘Meraki – The Urban Market!’
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