Shyam Sons

Our place is at 3602 in Chawri Bazar, which is one of the busiest spots you can imagine. The shop is very old and the wooden floorboards creak when you walk on them. We deal in hardware and various metal fittings. It’s a crowded space and we have boxes stacked everywhere. You have to be careful not to trip over anything when you come in. My sons and I run the place together. We don't use computers to track our stock, we just remember where things are or check our old hand-written registers. It’s a lot of work carrying heavy bags of bolts through the narrow alleys to the delivery rickshaws. The noise from the market is something we don't even hear anymore. We don't have any polished sales talk. We just tell people the price and they decide if they want it. Sometimes we have a bit of a laugh with the other shopkeepers on the street. It’s a hard life because of the heat and the crowds, but it’s what we know. We aren't looking to change anything. We just want to keep the business going like it has been for years. It’s a simple, honest shop in the heart of the old city.