Parvathi Time Centre

You can find us in Chickpet, which everyone knows is the most crowded part of the city. We are at 21/2 in the Vinayaka Lodge Building on G K Temple Street. If you’ve ever been to Chickpet, you know how narrow the lanes are and how you have to dodge carts and people just to walk a few feet. Our shop is right in the middle of all that chaos. The building itself is old, and having the lodge upstairs means there’s always people coming and going from out of town. We’ve been here for years, working on watches and clocks in our small corner. It’s a bit cramped inside because we have so many parts and old pieces lying around. Sometimes it takes a while to find exactly what we need, but we usually get there in the end. The street outside is never quiet. From the early morning when the temples open until late at night, there’s a constant hum of activity. We drink a lot of tea from the stall next door and talk to the other shopkeepers on the street. It’s a tight-knit community despite how busy it is. We don’t do any advertising; we just open the shutters every morning and see who shows up. It’s honest work and we’ve gotten used to the noise and the tiny space.