Ashish Gem & Arts

Ashish Gem & Arts is right there at 104 Choti Chaupar. Being in such a famous part of the city means there is never a quiet moment. You can hear the horns and the people shouting all day long. We work with gems and different kinds of art pieces in our small space. It is the kind of work that requires you to sit still and look closely at small things for hours. My eyes get tired sometimes, but it is what we do. Choti Chaupar has changed so much since we first started. The shops around us come and go, but we are still here in the same spot. We don't have a big team or anything. It is just a few of us who know the trade. Customers walk in, some just looking and some who really know their stones. We don't do much talking or trying to convince people. They see what we have and they decide for themselves. The shop is a bit cramped because we have a lot of stuff tucked away in corners. It is not like those big malls where everything is shiny and empty. Here, everything has a place, even if it looks a bit messy to someone else. We spend our mornings cleaning the glass cases and our afternoons working on orders. It is a steady life, and we like being right in the middle of the old city chaos.