Kalpana Optical Co.

Our shop is located at No. 336 on Kalbadevi Road. We are right beside the Swadeshi Market which is a very famous landmark in this part of Mumbai. If you know the market, you can’t miss us. The area is incredibly busy almost every hour of the day. There are people everywhere and the sounds of the street are always coming through the door. We have been here for a long time. The shop is packed with glasses and frames from floor to ceiling. It is a bit crowded inside but that is just how things are on Kalbadevi Road. Space is hard to come by around here. We spend our days helping people pick out frames or fixing broken hinges. The Swadeshi Market brings in a lot of foot traffic so we see many different faces every day. Some people are just passing through while others have been coming to us for years. It’s a traditional kind of optical shop. We don’t have any modern minimalist furniture. Instead, we have the same sturdy counters we have used forever. Working in such a historic part of the city feels special. It is noisy and fast-paced but we wouldn't want to be anywhere else. You just have to navigate the crowds to find our door but once you are inside it feels familiar.