Al Mel

If you head down Mahalakshmi Panjrapole Road, you’ll find us at C 37. It’s a solid old building and we’ve been operating out of this space for some time now. The street outside is usually full of activity, especially with all the other businesses nearby. We don’t have a big sign or anything too fancy out front. Inside, it’s mostly just us working through the piles of things we need to get through. The floors are a bit worn down from people walking back and forth all day, but it’s a good spot. We like the neighborhood because everything is close by. Usually, one of us is by the door while the others are in the back handling the main work. It gets dusty sometimes because of the road work outside, but we just clean it up and keep going. We don’t spend much time worrying about how the place looks to outsiders. It’s a functional space meant for getting work done. We know the regular faces who pass by every morning. It feels like a real community on Panjrapole Road. Sometimes we stay late when there’s a lot to do, and the street gets quiet except for a few stray dogs. It’s just a normal day-to-day life for us here at C 37. We keep our heads down and stay busy with the tasks at hand. There is always something to fix or move, but that's part of the job.