Shri Mahalakshmi Paints & Hardware Store

We've been sitting here in the Okhla Industrial Estate for a good while now. It gets pretty busy around this part of the Okhla Industrial Area, especially when the trucks start rolling in early in the morning. Our shelves at Shri Mahalakshmi Paints & Hardware Store are usually packed tight with all sorts of things people need for their building work. We keep a lot of different paint cans and those small hardware bits that always seem to go missing when you’re right in the middle of a job. Most days involve just helping folks find the right size screw or a specific shade of wall paint they saw somewhere. It is dusty work sometimes but that is just how it goes in a place like this. We know most of the guys working nearby because they drop in when something breaks on site. There isn’t much fancy about the shop, just lots of metal and plastic and the smell of fresh paint. We try to keep things organized but sometimes the back room gets a bit cluttered when a big delivery arrives. People just come in, get what they need, and head back to their projects. The industrial area can be loud with all the machinery next door, but we've gotten used to it over the years. We just keep our heads down and help whoever walks through the door. It is a simple way to spend the day while the fans hum in the corner.