Suraj Uniforms

Suraj Uniforms is located at number 16 on Theni Main Road in Arasaradi. It’s a busy street, and we’re right in the middle of it. The shop is filled with the sound of sewing machines and the smell of fresh fabric. We have stacks of cloth everywhere you look. It can get a bit overwhelming during the school season when everyone needs things at the same time. We’ve been here for a good while, and the walls could probably use a fresh coat of paint. But we’re usually too busy with the shears and the thread to worry about that. It’s a family-style environment where everyone knows their job. We don't have any high-tech systems. We use chalk to mark the fabric and big heavy scissors to cut it. Sometimes the floor is covered in scraps of thread and small pieces of blue or white cloth. We sweep it up at the end of the day. Working on Theni Main Road means there’s always something happening outside the door. We see the buses go by and the local vendors setting up. It’s a practical place to work. We don't try to be anything we aren't. We just make uniforms and try to get the sizing right. It's a lot of repetitive work, but we find a rhythm in it. Suraj Uniforms is just a local shop doing what it knows how to do.