Shrungar Silk Sarees & Fabrics

Our shop, Shrungar Silk Sarees & Fabrics, is tucked away on the first floor at 136 Erappana Lane. If you’ve ever walked through Nagarathpet, you know how those lanes can get. It’s usually pretty crowded downstairs, so being up on the first floor makes it a little quieter for us. We spend most of our time dealing with different types of silk and fabrics. There’s always a lot of folding to do. Keeping all those sarees neat is a full-time job in itself. The light in this building is okay, but we have to keep the overhead lamps on most of the day to really see the colors properly. People usually come in looking for something specific, and we try to find it in the stacks. Sometimes the lane outside gets blocked with carts, so getting new stock in can be a bit of a hassle. We’ve been at this Nagarathpet location for some time now. It’s a familiar routine every morning, unlocking the door on the first floor and getting everything ready. We don't have a big fancy storefront on the main road, but the people who know where Erappana Lane is always find their way up to us. It’s a practical space for what we do. We have shelves all the way to the ceiling, mostly filled with different fabrics we’ve collected. It feels like a real workshop most days. Nothing too flashy, just a lot of work with silk.