Kamal Garment

We are located deep in Dharavi at the Ratan Metal Wire Industrial Compound in Kutty Wadi. It’s No. 218/A, and if you aren't looking carefully, you might miss the entrance on Dharavi X Road. It’s a busy industrial spot with a lot of noise from the nearby metal works and other shops that surround us. Inside our space, it’s mostly the sound of sewing machines and the iron steaming all day long. We have stacks of shirts and trousers piled up on the tables, waiting to be packed and moved out. The space is tight, and we often have to move things around just to walk from one end to the other without tripping over something. It gets quite hot under the tin roof during the afternoons, so we keep the big fans running all the time to stay cool. We don't have a fancy showroom; it’s just a practical place where the actual work happens. The guys have worked here for years and they know the rhythm of the machines by heart. We get the fabric in big rolls and spend the whole day cutting and stitching until the job is done. Sometimes the power goes out and we have to sit outside for a bit until it comes back on. It’s just how things go in this part of town. We finish the orders, bundle them up, and get them shipped out to the markets. It’s hard work, but it’s what we do here every day.