Chhabra Trading Company

You can find Chhabra Trading Company at 7 Lakkar Bazar. It’s an old part of town and the streets are narrow, so getting deliveries in and out can be a real struggle. The smell of wood from the market is always in the air, even though we handle different kinds of trade goods. Our shop is basically just one big room filled with shelves and ledger books. We’ve been here at number 7 for years and the wooden floorboards creak whenever someone walks in. We don't have any air conditioning, just the big windows we keep open. Sometimes the monkeys from the nearby trees come onto the roof and make a lot of noise. We spend our days talking to suppliers on the phone and writing out bills by hand. It’s a simple way of doing things, but it’s how we’ve always done it. We know most of the other shopkeepers around here, so we often stand outside for a few minutes to chat when things are slow. There’s a lot of paperwork to keep up with and sometimes the piles of files get a bit overwhelming. We don't have a website or anything like that. If people want to buy something, they just come by and we talk face to face. It’s a slow pace of life compared to the big city, but we like the familiarity of the bazaar and the people.