Kailash Trading Co.

Working out of the Marketing Yard in Dolatpura means you get used to the dust and the noise very quickly. Kailash Trading Co. is at No. 51, and we’ve been here through all kinds of seasons. The yard is always full of activity, with trucks bringing in goods and people shouting to get things moved. Our space is basically a large warehouse with a small corner for a desk and a couple of chairs. It’s not a place you’d come to for a quiet chat, but it’s perfect for trading. We spend most of our time checking the quality of what comes in and making sure the weights are correct. It’s hard on the back, lifting bags and moving pallets, but that’s the nature of the job. We don't have any fancy signs or advertisements. If you’re in the marketing yard, you usually know where we are. The floor is always covered in a bit of whatever we are trading that day, and the air smells like the outdoors. We start when the yard opens and we don't really finish until the last truck is gone. It’s a very straightforward way of making a living. We don't worry about being the most modern shop; we just want to make sure the trading is done right and the books are balanced at the end of the month. It’s a rough and ready kind of life, but it suits us just fine.