Swarn Art Jewellers

Down in the Sarafa Bazar area, things get pretty crowded almost every day. We are located at 11 Basant Bhawan on Nagori Gali. If you know this part of town, you know how narrow the lanes can be and how much noise there is from all the shoppers and the other shops nearby. Swarn Art Jewellers is right in the thick of all that action. Every morning for us starts with pulling up the heavy metal shutters and sweeping the front of the shop. The street outside is always full of motorcycles and people carrying big bags of things they bought. I spend most of my time here, just surrounded by the usual smells and sounds of the market. Sometimes the electricity goes off for a bit, and we just sit outside on a stool and talk with the other shopkeepers next door until it comes back on. It can be a bit of a maze getting to us if you aren't used to these streets. We see a lot of the same faces every single day, which is nice in a way. The building we are in, Basant Bhawan, is quite old but it stays mostly cool even when it is very hot outside. We have a small bench where people can sit and rest for a minute if they are tired. It isn't a quiet job, but it is what we do. I like watching the market light up at night.