After Troop Bazaar in Abids you head towards Sultan Bazaar. On the way you will notice (if you had seen a decade ago) that there have been some changes along the way.
I will touch upon the things that have resisted the change first. The Rani park has not yielded to the growing and developing city. The lane beside it still leads to the Mozamjahi Market road. The bicycle shops on the opposite side of the road continue to do brisk business. Further on when you come to the 4-way junction you will notice that the Sultan Bazaar is as busy as it has always been - teeming with sellers and buyers and vehicles of all sizes and shapes, except buses and lorries perhaps, pass through its narrow over-crowded street. The road leading to the Imliban Bus Stand, which has been renovated and extended to cater to a large fleet of public transport, is a one-way street leading to the old city on one side and Nampalli and Abids on the other.
Now I will talk about the things that have yielded to change. The road past the Central Bank beside the Sultan Bazaar is now bereft of the second-hand bookstalls along the Women's College which have served the needs of the students from high school to college for many decades. The place always boasted of books of all kinds; if you couldn't find a book there, then you can be sure it could not be found elsewhere in the city. After eviction the shop owners scattered into nearby corners until a big building came up specially built for them. It is located on the road near where the Sultan Bazaar lane ends on the other side.
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