Pratitis

Pratitis is situated in Dadar West, specifically in Shop No 3 of the Shiv Sadan Building. We spend most of our mornings opening up the shutters and getting the space ready before the crowds start moving through this part of the city. Dadar is always busy, so there is never a quiet moment outside our door. Sometimes it gets a bit cramped with all the boxes around, but we manage just fine. People come by mostly because they know we are here in this specific building. It is not a very big shop, but it serves the purpose for what we do every day. Most of the staff has been here for a while now, so we know the local chai person and the other shopkeepers around Shiv Sadan quite well. It feels like a small community even though Mumbai is so huge. We do not have any fancy signs or big displays. It is just a regular place where we get our work done and talk to whoever walks in. Usually, by the afternoon, the heat picks up and we just keep the fan going while we sort through our things. It is simple work, really. We have been in this spot for some time, and it has become a routine that we all know by heart. If you are looking for us, we are just tucked away in that corner of the building, right where we have always been.