Pradip Shukla Company

We are located at Kalbadevi 7. Anyone who knows Mumbai knows that Kalbadevi is one of those places where every inch of space is used for something. Our office is right in the thick of it. It’s an old building, and the stairs are narrow, but it’s where we’ve always been. The room we work in is packed with stuff. We have old ledgers, stacks of paper, and a few computers that we use to keep track of things. It gets quite loud outside with the handcarts and the shouting of the traders, but that’s just the energy of the market. We don't have any air conditioning that works perfectly, so we usually keep the windows open or just deal with the heat. We aren't here to look important or show off. We’re just here to handle the business that comes our way every day. Most of our time is spent on the phone or dealing with people who come in to settle accounts. It’s a fast-paced environment but we’ve learned how to manage it over the years. We drink a lot of cutting chai from the local vendor and just keep grinding through the work. It’s not a glamorous life, but it’s a steady one. We know our neighbors and we know how this market operates. It’s home for us, even with all the noise and the dust that comes with the territory.