Riya's Collection

Down here in Dombivli East, life moves at a different pace, especially with the trains and the crowds. Riya's Collection is located at Shop No. 7 in the Rupmani Apartment building on Manpada Road. It’s a busy street, and there is always someone walking by on their way to the station or heading home after a long day in the city. Our shop is small but we cram a lot of things into the space we have. We keep all sorts of clothes here, mostly stuff for women who live in the local apartments nearby. On rainy days, the water sometimes splashes up from the road, so we have to be careful about that. We aren't some big corporate chain; it’s just us running the place and trying to make a living. We spend our mornings checking the stock and the evenings dealing with the rush when everyone is coming back from work. It’s a lot of standing around and talking to neighbors. Sometimes we just sit on the stools outside the shop when it’s quiet and watch the traffic go by on Manpada Road. It’s a simple neighborhood shop, nothing more and nothing less. We don't have a website or anything like that, just the physical shop where people can come and touch the fabric themselves. It is hard work, but we are used to the routine of Dombivli.