Bombay Mineral Supply Co.

You can find Bombay Mineral Supply Co. at 138, Nagdevi Street. We are right near the Nagdevi Masjid in the Bunder West area. If you know this part of town, you know how incredibly crowded and noisy it is every single day. Our space is tucked away in an old building and it is quite small for the amount of stuff we keep inside. We have bags of different minerals stacked up almost to the ceiling. You have to be careful where you walk so you don't trip over a sack. I have been working here for years and I am used to the constant sound of carts and shouting from the street outside. We don't have any air conditioning, so the small table fan is always on. It doesn't do much when it’s humid, but it's better than nothing. The air always smells a bit like earth and old stones. We get a lot of people coming in from the docks nearby. Logistics are a nightmare because the street is so narrow that trucks can hardly fit. We have to do a lot of heavy lifting by hand. It’s a very old-fashioned way of doing business, but that’s just how things are on Nagdevi Street. We close up when the prayers start at the masjid. It is a busy, cramped life, but we are used to the rhythm of this neighborhood.