Kanthi Tent House

Our storage and office are tucked away at House Number 354 in A Block, right in the middle of Shastri Nagar. We’ve been in Block Number 2 for quite a while now, surrounded by neighbors we’ve known forever. Running a tent house means our yard is usually full of iron poles, heavy canvas, and stacks of folded chairs. It’s physical work that leaves you tired by the end of the day. We spend most of our time out at different sites in Kadma, hammering stakes into the ground and trying to get the fabric to stretch just right. The sun can be brutal when you are standing on a ladder trying to tie off a corner of a tent. We don't have a fancy catalog or anything; people usually just walk over to the house and tell us what they need for their function. Sometimes the weather doesn't cooperate and we have to rush out in the middle of the night to fix a loose rope or cover some equipment. Our hands are calloused and our clothes are usually dusty from the loading and unloading. We don’t use any corporate talk or big promises. We just bring the stuff, set it up, and take it down when the party is over. It’s what we do to make a living here in Shastri Nagar. It’s not always easy, especially when the orders come in all at once, but we just take it one pole at a time and hope the weather stays clear.