Shrey Colour Industries

Down here at Plot No. C1B-174 in Phase-2 of the GIDC in Vatva, we spend most of our time dealing with pigments and dyes. Shrey Colour Industries is basically just a few of us working together in the warehouse. The walls are stained with all sorts of different colors from over the years, which I guess makes sense for a place like this. It’s definitely not a quiet job. The mixers are always humming and making a racket. We usually start quite early in the morning when it’s still a bit cool outside. Vatva is a very busy area with lots of traffic and people moving around at all hours. We’ve been at this specific plot for a long time now. We don't really do much advertising or anything like that, people just seem to know where we are. Sometimes the smells from the chemicals can be a bit strong, so we keep the big side doors open for the breeze. My cousin helps out with the paperwork in the small cabin near the entrance. It’s a tight space but we make it work for us. Most days are exactly the same, just filling up containers and making sure the shades are right. It’s honest work. We have a small stove for making tea in the back corner. That’s about it for our little setup here. It is what it is, and we like the routine we have built over time.