Dharam Traders (India)

At Dharam Traders (India), things are usually pretty hectic from the moment we pull up in the morning. Our address is 25, F-1 Basavanagudi 8th Main 3rd Stage 4th Block, which sounds like a lot to tell someone over the phone when they’re lost. Basavanagudi has that old-school Bangalore feel that we really like, with the big trees and the temples not too far away. Our shop is tucked into the 3rd Stage, 4th Block area, and we’ve gotten used to the rhythm of the 8th Main road by now. It’s a solid place to be for a trading business like ours. Inside, we have our stock piled up, and there’s always a ledger or a computer screen that needs looking at. It isn't a showroom with bright lights; it's more of a working space where boxes move in and out all day. Sometimes the delivery trucks have a hard time navigating the turns, but we make it work. We spend a lot of time talking to people on the phone and checking our inventory. Being at 25, F-1 means we are right in the middle of a residential-meets-commercial zone, so we see a lot of the same faces every day. It’s a quiet enough spot once you get inside, though the street outside is always humming with scooters. We like the grit and the reality of running Dharam Traders here.