Birhana Road, Kanpur

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Birhana Road is an important commercial street in Kanpur, India. [1] [2] Birhana Road is the nerve centre of the retail jewellery trade, and has the largest concentration of jewellers in Kanpur. [3]

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References

  1. "The 'Hearth' Soul of Kanpur". Archived from the original on 21 July 2015.
  2. "Strike fallout: Jewellers face artisans' crisis | Kanpur News - Times of India". The Times of India .
  3. "Kanpur.. Glorious History, Promising Future". www.indianjeweller.in. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012.