Shri Govindey Textile

We've been here in Lane No. 4 in Santpura for a while now. Shri Govindey Textile is just a small place where we handle different types of fabrics every day. Modinagar is known for this kind of work, so we just fit right in. It gets pretty loud once the machines start running in the morning. Sometimes the power goes out, which is a bit of a headache, but we manage. Most of the people working here live nearby, so it’s a tight-knit group. We don’t have fancy offices or anything like that. Just lots of rolls of cloth and thread everywhere you look. It’s dusty work, honestly. We spend a lot of time checking the weaves and making sure things are packed up right. People come by the lane asking for specific types of material, and we show them what’s on the racks. It isn’t always easy, especially when orders pile up, but we keep at it. My father used to say that textile work is about patience more than anything else. We try to keep things organized, though it usually ends up looking messy by the end of the shift. Dealing with suppliers takes up most of my afternoon. It’s just a regular local business trying to get things done. Nothing too special about it, just honest work in a busy part of town. We’ve seen the neighborhood change over the years, but the way we handle the cloth stays pretty much the same. It's just what we do here day in and day out.