Akarshak Garments

We’ve been here at Rajashree Layout Phase 2 for a while now. Most days it’s just us opening up the shutters around ten in the morning and getting the clothes sorted on the racks. Munekolala is a busy spot, especially in the evenings when everyone is coming home from work and they stop by to see what’s new. We try to keep things simple here at Akarshak Garments. It’s not a huge place, just shop number three, but we make it work. Sometimes the dust from the road gets in, so we spend a lot of time cleaning the glass and making sure the shirts and trousers look okay. People from the apartments around Marathahalli come in looking for something to wear for a wedding or just for the office. We don't have those fancy scanners or anything, just a notebook where we write down what we sold. It gets a bit cramped when we get new stock in big cardboard boxes, and we have to stack them in the corner until we can find hangers for everything. The light in the back flickers sometimes but we’ve gotten used to it. It’s a decent living, and we know most of the faces that walk past our door every day. We usually stay open until nine or so, depending on if there’s a crowd. Sometimes we sit outside on a plastic stool when it’s quiet and just watch the traffic go by on the main road.