BURMA BAZAAR
Burma Bazaar got its name from the fact that the refugees and traders from Burma used to sell their wares in this location in Chennai. It is near the Chennai harbor and is close to the Beach railway station. During the eighties there were tiny crowded shops lining the road e opposite to the Reserve Bank of India. These shops sold the gray market goods mostly imported or smuggled. The high customs tariff on imported goods and the strict limits on the quantity that one can bring them has been a major reason behind such goods being smuggled into this country and sold. The market for such imported items was always good and the traders could make easy and fast money selling these goods. The Casio calculator or Yamaha keyboard or any music system and other electronic items are always in demand. There are no warranty or guarantee for these goods and no receipts either. The purchases are made after a long drawn bargain. They show the catalog and once the deal is finalized, the shop keeper takes the prospective buyer to some place away from the bazaar. Somewhere in Kasi Chetty Street, a dark alley, a small room where these items are stocked. This is the godown for such items. From stationery to plastic and readymade garments and household items are available here at affordable prices.
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