Kashmir Shawls & Handicrafts Industries

We operate out of the K. Building on W. H. Marg, right in the Fort area of Mumbai. Ballard Estate has those old stone buildings that look very serious, and we are located on the ground floor at G-3. It is a bit quiet around this street compared to other parts of the city, which is nice for getting work done. We deal in shawls and various handicrafts that come down from the north. The boxes arrive, we unpack them, and then we sort everything out by hand. Most of the day is spent checking the embroidery or making sure the wool stays dry. It is dusty work sometimes. We have a few old wooden tables where we lay things out to show people who come to visit. We do not have a website that works very well, so mostly it is just people calling or coming by because they already know our address. The lighting in the back of the building is not great, so we usually take the fabrics near the front window to see the colors properly. There is a lot of history in these designs, but we do not talk about it much, we just handle the items. Sometimes a shipment gets delayed because of the weather up in the mountains. We just wait it out. It is a small team here, maybe four or five of us on a good day. (248 words)