Ravindra Carpet Industries

We've been here in Kharahatti Mohal for quite a while now. Gopigang is a place where you hear the looms clicking almost everywhere you go, and our workshop is no different. It's usually a bit dusty and loud, but that is just how making carpets works. Most of the people working here have lived in this neighborhood their whole lives. We start early in the morning, often before the sun is really up, to get things moving. There is a lot of thread around, piles of wool in the corners, and people sitting together working on patterns that take a long time to finish. It’s not a fancy setup by any means. The walls could probably use a new coat of paint and the office is just a small desk with way too many papers on it. We spend most of our time checking the knots and making sure the colors look right under the light. Sometimes the power goes out and we just have to wait or work by the windows. It’s hard work on the hands and back, but it's what we know. People stop by the gate to chat or ask about orders. We don’t really have a big showroom, just the space where the work happens. If you walk down the lane, you’ll find us easily because of the noise. It’s a busy life here in this part of town, just trying to get the carpets done and sent out to whoever needs them.