Roxy Light House

You can find us at number 32 on Qutab Road, right in the Hauz Qazi area near Jama Masjid. It is a very old part of the city and the streets are quite narrow. Our shop is filled with all kinds of lights, from basic bulbs to some bigger fixtures hanging from the ceiling. It gets pretty bright in here when we turn everything on to show a customer how something looks. We spend a lot of time untangling wires and checking sockets. Being in this location means we see a lot of different people every day. The rickshaw drivers are always shouting outside and the smell of food from the nearby stalls drifts in during the afternoon. We don’t have a professional team for cleaning or anything; we just sweep the floor ourselves every morning. Some of the boxes have been on the top shelves for a long time and they have a bit of dust on them. We use a wooden ladder to reach the high stuff which creaks a little. We don’t do any big advertising. People find us because we’ve been here and they know we have what they need for their homes. It’s a busy, cramped space but it’s our workplace and we’re used to the chaos of the market. We just keep the lights on and help whoever walks through the door. If the bulb doesn't work, we just swap it for another one right there.