Dhanalakshmi Marble & Stone Industries

We’ve been around the PV Koil Street area for a good while now. Our place is near the Hamilton Bridge in Mylapore, which most locals know. We handle all sorts of marbles and stones. It gets pretty dusty here with the cutting and moving things around, but that's just how the stone business goes. People come to us when they are building a new house or maybe just fixing up a small floor section. It’s a family-run kind of setup. We don't have a big fancy office, just the yard and the warehouse where we keep the slabs. If you walk past the old house number 11/4, you'll see us. My father started this, and we just kept it going because we know the materials well. Sometimes the deliveries take a bit because traffic in Mylapore is always a mess, especially near the bridge. We try to keep a decent stock of granite and local stones so people don't have to wait too long. It is hard work, lifting heavy blocks and making sure the edges don't chip. We aren't into big advertisements or anything like that. Most folks find us by just walking in or hearing about us from a neighbor. We just show up every morning, open the gates, and see what needs doing. It’s a simple life selling stone. We focus on getting the measurements right because if a slab is cut wrong, it’s a waste for everyone.