Bhagwandas Bherumal And Company

Crawford Market is a crazy place to work, but we’ve been at the Sitaram Building for a long time. Our space is on the second floor, rooms 26 and 27. The stairs are a bit steep and can be slippery when it rains, so you have to be careful. It’s an old building, you know? It has that specific smell of old wood and paper. Bhagwandas Bherumal and Company isn't a new setup, it's been passed down through the family for years. We deal with whatever comes through the door. Some days are packed with people, and other days we just sit and wait for the phone to ring. I usually spend my mornings checking the ledger and talking to the neighbors. We know everyone on this floor. It’s a tight squeeze with all the files and samples lying around. Sometimes the ceiling leaks a little, but we’ve gotten used to it. We don't use much fancy technology, just a computer that's a bit slow and a lot of notebooks. You can hear the noise from the market all day long, the shouting and the carts moving on the pavement below. It’s a lot of noise, but after a while, you don’t even notice it anymore. We just keep our heads down and handle the trade. It’s honest work. We close up when the sun starts going down and the market traffic slows. We walk to the station and do it all again tomorrow.