Taj Pearl Arts

Down here in Achhnera, things move at a bit of a slower pace compared to the big cities. Taj Pearl Arts is based on Rathia Bharatpur Road at No. 2459. It’s a long road and it gets very dusty when the buses go by. Our workshop is a practical space where we spend most of our hours. We don’t have any air conditioning, so we just keep the doors open and hope for a breeze. The work we do involves a lot of patience and looking closely at small details. My hands are usually a bit dirty by the end of the day. We have a few benches and some old stools that have been here forever. It’s not the kind of place you’d come to for a fancy tour. It is just where we work. We know the other shop owners along the Bharatpur Road and we often chat while having a smoke or a tea in the afternoon. Sometimes the cows wander onto the road and block everything up for a while. We don't mind. We just wait it out. The building itself is quite old and has a few cracks in the plaster, but it stays cool enough in the shade. We just try to do right by the people who buy our stuff. There isn't much more to it than that. It’s just a regular day in Achhnera for us.