Akruti Sarees

If you come down Kalbadevi Road, you know how crowded it gets with all the carts and people moving about. We are located at No. 384-m on the second floor, specifically in Room Number 6. It’s a bit of a climb up the stairs, and the hallway is usually filled with the smell of old buildings and other shops nearby. Akruti Sarees isn't a massive showroom with bright lights. It’s more of a workspace where we keep our collections and handle the daily trade. We have sarees piled up on the shelves, and we spend most of our hours unfolding and folding them back up for customers or dealers. The light from the window isn't always great, so we rely on the overhead tubes to see the colors properly. Kalbadevi is the heart of this kind of work, so we fit right in. Sometimes the fans make a bit of a rattling noise, but we don’t mind it much. We have our regulars who know exactly which floor to come to. It’s a practical setup. We talk to the other shopkeepers in the building while we wait for deliveries. The room is small, but we make use of every inch of space for storage. It’s a lot of manual work, moving bundles around and making sure everything is accounted for. We just stay busy and keep the business running from this little spot on the second floor.