Deepshika

Our place is called Deepshika and we are located at 94/01 in Mansarovar. It’s more of a quiet residential area compared to the city center, but we still keep busy. We mostly do clothing and some boutique work. There’s always a sewing machine running somewhere in the back room. You can hear the rhythmic clicking of the needle if you stand still for a second. We have racks of different fabrics and some ready-made pieces hanging near the window. Sometimes the sunlight fades the colors if we aren't careful, so we move things around a lot. People from the nearby colony come in for alterations or to get something custom made for a wedding. We have a big wooden table where we cut the cloth. It’s got scratches all over it from years of work. Sometimes we run out of a specific thread color and have to go all the way to the main market to find it. That’s always a bit of a hassle. My aunt started this place years ago, and we just kept it going. It’s a comfortable shop, with a couple of chairs for people to sit while they wait. We don’t do any advertising; we just rely on the neighbors telling each other about us. It’s a slow and steady kind of business. We like it that way because we can take our time with the stitching and make sure it’s done right.