Ganges Apparel India Pvt. Ltd.

Working out of F-22 in the Apparel Park at UPSIDC Rooma is a bit of a trek from the main city, but it's where all the action is. The industrial area is massive, and you can hear the hum of machines from the moment you park your bike. Inside our unit, it's mostly the sound of sewing machines and the heavy steam irons. It can get pretty loud and dusty, so we keep the windows open when the weather allows. We have a lot of people working here, mostly from the nearby villages, and they bring their own lunch in steel tiffins. The smell of dal and parathas fills the room around one o’clock. We don't have a big fancy sign outside, just the unit number and the company name. The floor is always covered in small scraps of fabric and loose threads, no matter how often we sweep it. We spend most of our time looking at patterns and making sure the stitching is straight on every single piece. It’s not glamorous work, and my hands are usually stained with dye or marked by pins. We don't have a marketing team or anything like that. We just focus on getting the boxes filled and loaded onto the trucks before the sun goes down. It’s a long day, usually starting early and ending well after dark, but it’s a steady rhythm that we’ve all gotten used to over the years. We keep a few spare chairs for when visitors come, but they usually end up covered in fabric rolls or notebooks.