Bijal Trading Corporation

Working at 139 Masjid Bunder West means being in the middle of all the chaos. Bijal Trading Corporation has been in this building for quite some time now. If you know Masjid Bunder, you know how tight the lanes are and how many people are moving boxes around. It’s a lot of hard work. Our space is filled with stacks of goods and ledgers. We don't have a fancy office with air conditioning that works all the time. It’s mostly about getting orders in and shipping them back out. The smells of the market are everywhere—spices, old paper, and the exhaust from the trucks. We deal with all sorts of people, from suppliers to small shopkeepers who need just a few items. It’s a fast-paced environment, but we’ve gotten used to the rhythm of it over the years. My family has been doing this kind of thing for a long time. We don't use much technology besides the basics. Most of our business is done through old-fashioned talk and handshakes. It’s a bit dusty and the stairs are steep, but it’s where we are during the day. We stay until the last truck is loaded. It’s what we do here in the heart of the trading district. Our ledger books are getting thick, and the shelves are a bit dusty, but we know exactly where everything is. You won't find any fancy computers here, just us and our pens. The guys who deliver the goods are always in a hurry, so there's a lot of shouting back and forth to get things in the right place. We’ve been at 139 for so long that the walls feel familiar.