Buniyad Gifts & Novelties

Started the day early here at number 9 in the New Cycle Market. It’s tucked away in Bandra East, specifically G-Block which stays pretty busy most of the time. We have been in this spot for a while now. The building is C-59 and it’s nothing fancy to look at, just a regular place where we keep all the novelties and gift items stacked up on the shelves. Sometimes the dust from the market gets in, so we spend a good chunk of the morning just wiping things down. It’s not like those big malls you see nearby in the rest of the Bandra Kurla Complex. This feels more like a proper local spot. You can hear the cycles moving outside and the sellers calling out. We mostly just sit here and wait for people to drop by. Some days are slow and we just drink tea and talk about whatever is happening in the news. Other days, we’re busy packing things up for people who need something last minute. It’s a small space, so you have to be careful not to knock anything over when you walk between the aisles. We don’t have any big signs or bright lights, just the stuff we sell and a couple of chairs for when our legs get tired. It’s just how things are around here in this part of Mumbai, keeping it simple and doing the work every day without much fuss.