Dalvi Brothers

Dalvi Brothers has been sitting here on Mumbai New Chhani Road 5 for as long as I can remember. It started out small and stayed that way, which suits us just fine. We handle various bits and pieces, mostly things people need for their homes. The shop sign is a bit faded from the sun, but everyone knows where we are. Dealing with the traffic on New Chhani Road is probably the hardest part of our day. The noise never really stops. Inside, it’s a bit quieter. We keep things in stacks and piles. It might look messy to someone else, but we know where everything is kept. My brother and I run the place together. We don't always agree on how to stack the shelves, but we get by. We’ve seen kids grow up and start coming in as adults to buy stuff for their own houses. It’s funny how time goes. We don't have a website or any of those modern things. We just open the shutters in the morning and wait for the first customer. Sometimes we sit outside on stools when it’s slow. It’s a decent living and we don't need much more than this. Just a steady flow of work and a bit of tea now and then. That's life at number 5. We aren't trying to be anything we aren't. We just like being part of the street and helping out the neighbors whenever they stop by.