Balaji Dresswala

You can find us at No. 190 Jaswant Building, right on the first floor. We are located on Bhuleshwar Road, which is one of the busiest market streets you’ll ever see. Our shop is directly opposite the Bata showroom, so that’s the easiest way to find us when the crowds get thick. Since we are on the first floor, we are slightly removed from the direct chaos of the street level, but you can still hear all the shouting and the honking from the window. The stairs up to the Jaswant Building are a bit narrow and steep, so you have to be careful when you’re carrying bags. Inside, the space is packed with clothes from floor to ceiling. We don’t have much room for a fancy layout, so every inch of the wall is used for shelving or hanging things. It’s a bit of a squeeze when we have several people in at once, but that’s just how Bhuleshwar is. We’ve been in this building for a long time, and the wooden floors have a bit of a creak to them. There’s always a lot of dust from the street and the fabrics, so we spend a good amount of time dusting things off. It’s a very old-school way of doing business. We don't have a website or anything like that; we just rely on people walking by or regular customers who have been coming to us for years. It's a simple, honest shop in a very busy neighborhood.