Surya Chemical Works

Finding 140, Old China Bazar Street isn't always easy if you aren't from around here. It’s one of those narrow streets where everything feels like it’s piled on top of each other. Surya Chemical Works has been part of this street for a long time. It’s a bit dusty, and the walls could probably use a new coat of paint, but it works for what we do. Dealing with chemicals means we have to be careful with space. The building has that old Kolkata feel to it, where you can hear the street noise all day long. We spend most of our time checking containers and writing out receipts by hand sometimes. It’s not a high-tech operation, just a lot of hard work. Sometimes the delivery carts get stuck in the lane outside, and we have to wait for things to clear up. It gets humid in the summer, really humid. We usually have a fan going, but it doesn't do much. People come to us because they know we’ve been in this spot forever. We don’t really do fancy meetings. Usually, it’s just someone coming in, asking for what they need, and us getting it from the back. It’s a bit of a maze back there with all the stock. We just try to keep things moving so we can go home on time.