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Madras Day 2026: the old Bazaar Road in Mylapore puts on a brave front

thehindu.com · 13h · first reportShare

With Metro Rail work taking over a vast chunk of Kutchery Road, footfall at Bazaar Road in Mylapore has reduced. CMRL has only queered a pitch, already made difficult from buyers’ changing lifestyles, including a preference for digital shopping and packaged food items Despite the mounting odds, old enterprises on this retail street have reasons to stay positive, atop that list is social capital built over decades translating into customer loyalty