‘Chor Bazar’ or Market of Stolen Goods of Mumbai

Mumbai of India has got various Markets for purchasing a wide variety of goods at throw-away prices. ‘Market of Stolen Goods’ or ‘Chor Bazar’ is one such Market of Mumbai.

History of ‘Chor Bazar’

The word ‘chor’ in Hindi means thief and the word ‘bazar’ connotes market. Hence the expression ‘Chor Bazar’ mean ‘The Market of Thieves’. But since thieves are not selling out any goods in this market you can’t call it a ‘Market of Thieves’ or ‘Chor Bazar’. As stolen goods procured from thieves are sold out in this market you can call this market as a ‘Market of Stolen Goods’.

The present day ‘Chor Bazar’ was called originally ‘Shor Bazar’ which meant ‘Noisy Market’ or ‘Market of Noises’. But ‘shor’ was called ‘chor’ by the British, the then rulers of India, thanks to their inabilities to cope up with the pronunciation of the word ‘shor’, ‘ Shor Bazar’ became ‘Chor Bazar’!

Shrewd and profit-minded Indian businessmen of the British era made use of the expression ‘Chor Bazar’ to their advantages by filling up their shops with stolen goods procured from thieves at marginal prices and because of this people started calling it ‘Chor Bazar’ wrongly.

Location

It is located at Mutton Street in the crowded areas between Shaukat Ali Road and S.V. Patel Road near Mohammed Ali Road. The Nearest Railway Stations to this market are Grant Road Station in Western Railway and Masjid and Sandhurst Road Railway Stations in Central Railway. You can also reach here by bus, taxi, etc.

Market of Stolen Goods

It is famous market of Stolen Goods of Mumbai. Shops here offer a wide variety of goods right from Ming Dynasty vases of China, antique items of ship parts, great grand-father clocks, grand old gramophones, crystal chandeliers, old English tea sets, old fashioned and outdated manual typewriters, colonial lamps, authentic Victorian furniture, old Bollywood posters, etc.

Buy-back Stolen Goods from Chor Bazar

There is a saying in Mumbai that if you lose anything or if thieves could get away with your goods you don’t have to worry at all as you can buy them back from Chor Bazar at throw-away prices.



Market of Bargainers

It is essentially a Market for Bargainers as no price-control mechanism is in place here. Shopkeepers would quote you astronomical prices as per their whims and fancies. So it is incumbent upon you to carry your own price control device of haggling with you.