Kanchan Sarees

We are located in the Thackersey Moolji Building, right in the middle of Kalbadevi Road. If you walk down Old Hanuman Lane, you’ll find us on the second floor in rooms 205 and 206. This part of Mumbai is always packed with people and carts moving goods. Kanchan Sarees is tucked away in this busy maze. The building itself is quite old and has that specific smell of old paper and dust. We have stacks of sarees reaching almost to the ceiling sometimes. It’s a bit of a tight squeeze when we have new stock coming in. We don’t have a fancy showroom with mannequins. Instead, we have wooden counters where we fold and unfold things all day long. My brother and I run the place along with a couple of guys who have been here for years. We know the regular customers by name and what they usually like. The fans hum constantly to keep the air moving, though it still gets stuffy in the afternoons. Sometimes we share a meal together right there at the main table. It’s a hectic area, but we like the energy of Kalbadevi. There’s always someone shouting outside or a bell ringing from the temple nearby. We just keep doing what we’ve always done, focusing on the fabrics and making sure the colors look right under the lights. It’s a messy, busy, but good life here in the lane. We just keep at it.