Gala Brush Ltd.

If you go to the Hindustan Kohinoor Industrial Complex in Vikhroli, you’ll find us right on the ground floor. We’re across from the MTNL office on L.B.S. Marg, which is a pretty busy road in this part of Mumbai. Our place is called Gala Brush Ltd., and as the name says, we spend our days around brushes of all kinds. The floor is usually covered in little bits of plastic or bristles that escaped the machines. It’s an industrial area, so there’s always a hum of activity from the neighbors. We’ve been here for a long time, making things that people use to clean their homes or workplaces. It’s funny how much goes into a simple brush, from the handle to how the bristles are tucked in. We have workers who have been with us for years, just doing their thing at the machines. It gets warm in the afternoons, but we keep the fans going and stay on top of the production. The ground floor location makes it easy for the trucks to pull up and load the crates. We aren't trying to be anything we’re not; we just make cleaning tools that work. It’s a lot of repetitive work, but there’s a satisfaction in seeing a finished product boxed up and ready to go. Life in Vikhroli is fast, and we just keep pace with the rest of the industrial estate. There is always another batch of brushes to finish.