Chennai is one of the major trading centres in South India. It provides a good market for not only bulk purchasers but also offers many items for tourist shoppers. The traditional handicraft and handloom items are very popular among tourists. The south silk has been a rage among the women for centuries.

The Victoria Technical Institute at Mount Road is known for selling quality products in Handicraft, Handmade clothing and Batik greeting cards. The best place to purchase some art and crafts item is the Central Cottage Industries Emporium in the Temple tower. This place is tastefully decorated and has products from all over India.

Exclusively For Silk - Shopping in Chennai

For silk, the main centres are Srinivasa Silk, Nalli and Kumaran at T. Nagar and B.M Silks in Mylapore. T. Nagar has out lets of all the major textile mills in India. The state emporiums are located along Anna Salai. The gems and jewellery shops are on Mount Road. The Burma Bazaar is famous for all kind of electronic gadgets even textile, ready-made garments and perfumes. The Traditional Crafts of Chennai

For those looking for traditional bell metal items, bronze icons and stone sculpture as well as other crafts from Southern region, the best place would be the Tamil Nadu State Emporia Poompuhar.

Major Shopping Centres in Chennai:
Anna Salai
Burma Bazaar
Cauvery
Chinthamani super market
Co-optex
Cottage industries exposition
Cison's complex
Dakshin art G allery
Eldorado
Evening Bazaar
Fathima plaza
Flower and fruit markets, broadway
Fountain plaza
Gemini parsn complex
Hanloom house
Higginbothams
Kairali
Kamadhenu super market
Kaveri
Khadi gramodyog bhavan
Koyambedu vegetable market
Kuralagam
Luz corner, mylapore
Mummy-Daddy
Panagal park
Pondy bazaar
Poompuhar
Priyadarshani
Purbashree
Raheja shopping complex
Rattan bazaar
Spencer plaza
Tacel
Sarala art centre
Trade centre
The weaver
UP Handlooms
Waikiki complex
Vanavil (Co-optex)
Victorial technical institute, anna salai
Vummidiar's shopping centre.