Lamington Road

18°57′46″N 72°49′05″E / 18.9628378°N 72.8179252°E / 18.9628378; 72.8179252

A view of Lamington Road
A view of Lamington Road

Lamington Road, officially Dr. Dadasaheb Bhadkamkar Marg, named after Lord Lamington, the Governor of Bombay between 1903 and 1907, is a busy thoroughfare near Grant Road station in South Mumbai. The official name of the road is rarely used. It is often called the "IT shop of Mumbai".[1]

Lamington Road is famous for its wholesale and retail market[2] in electronics goods.[3] Shops on the street sell computer goods, electronic items, television equipment, and wireless equipment at rates much lower than the maximum retail price as they have a high turnover.[4] They sell not only the latest computer related items but even outdated electronic parts for radios like transistors, capacitors, cables, sound cards, TV tuners and adaptors.[5] Lamington road is the third largest grey market in India for electronic goods and peripherals after Nehru Place in Delhi and Ritchie street in Chennai.

It had been listed as a notorious market between 2009 and 2013 by the USTR for selling counterfeit software, media and goods.[6][7][8]

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  2. ^ Balan, Biju (10 October 2018). "Maharashtra's largest electronic market". lamingtonroadmarket.com. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  3. ^ Sudheer, Nancy (22 January 2003). "Retail Outlets Springing Up at Lamington Road". ChannelTimes.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  4. ^ Viegas, Adrian (22 November 2004). "Homework Pays!". Techtree.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  5. ^ MM online bureau (20 February 2009). "Lamington Road: Tech-lovers pride!". Mumbai Mirror.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  6. ^ "Section 3" . Special 301 Report – via Wikisource.
  7. ^ "Section 3" . Special 301 Report – via Wikisource.
  8. ^ "2013 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets" (PDF). Office of the United States Trade Representative. 12 February 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.