Ritchie street is the grey market or unorganized shopping hub for electronic goods, chiefly from China and Korea, in Chennai, India.
It is also infamous for its sale of illegally copied content like video games and movies and had been listed as a notorious market in 2009 and 2010 by the USTR for selling counterfeit software, media and goods.
[1] The market has a wide variety of goods ranging from electronics and robotics to LED lighting.
The marketplace usually starts buzzing at around 11 am and dwindles at around 10 pm, after which it becomes difficult to find an open shop.
This is due to the nature of the customers who visit Ritchie street, who are mostly working professionals and students.