S Jamunadas Company

S Jamunadas Company is at Shop Number 240 in the 6th Lane of Mangaldas Market. That’s near Crawford Market and Marine Lines. If you’ve ever been to Mangaldas, you know how narrow the lanes are. It’s like a maze in there. We’ve been in this lane for ages. The shop is filled with rolls of cloth. They’re stacked from the floor to the ceiling. You can barely see the walls. It’s a bit dark inside, and it always smells like fresh cotton and unbleached fabric. We spend the day cutting pieces for people and wrapping them in brown paper. It’s very traditional. We don't use computers much; most things are written down in big red books. The market is incredibly busy. You have porters carrying huge loads on their heads and people pushing past each other. It’s not for everyone, but we’re used to it. We open early when the market starts to wake up. We drink a lot of tea while we work. My grandfather started this, and we haven't changed much about how we do things. It’s a bit dusty and the fan makes a clicking noise, but it’s our place. We know where every single roll of fabric is, even if it looks like a mess to a stranger. It’s just the way the market works. We don't have a lot of space for customers to sit, but they don't seem to mind standing while we measure out the cloth.