Khadi Gramudyog Vikas Samiti

You will find Khadi Gramudyog Vikas Samiti over in Paharganj at Chuna Mandi 2047/6. If you know Paharganj, you know it is one of the most crowded and energetic parts of the city. Our building is right in the middle of all that action. We have stacks of different fabrics and handmade goods all over the place. The smell of the cloth is something you get used to after a while. We spend our days talking to people who come in looking for something traditional or simple. It is a bit of a maze inside with all the shelves and boxes. The address 2047/6 has been our home for a long time, and we've seen the streets outside change a lot over the years. Tourists often wander in, looking confused by the noise of Chuna Mandi, and we show them what we have. It’s not a fancy showroom with air conditioning; it’s more of a practical space where we store and show the work of various village industries. Sometimes it gets so busy that we can barely move between the aisles. We don't have a mission statement or anything like that. We just focus on the items we have and the people who want to buy them. It’s a lot of unfolding and folding cloth, day in and day out, here at Khadi Gramudyog Vikas Samiti. It can be tiring, but it is just part of the daily routine in Paharganj.