Shanti Metal Supply Corporation

If you ever find yourself in the middle of Kumbharwada, you know how tight the streets are. We are located at 176 on the 3rd Kumbharwada lane. It’s a very old part of the city and it’s always packed with people and carts. We’ve been operating this metal supply business from here for years. The space is small, but we make use of every inch of it. We have metal sheets and pipes stacked up to the ceiling almost. It’s dark and a bit cramped inside, but that’s just how Mumbai is. There is always a lot of shouting and noise from the street outside. We spend our days taking orders over the phone or talking to people who walk in. Everything is heavy and you have to be careful not to stub your toe on a piece of copper or brass. We don’t have a website or anything polished like that. We just have our ledgers and our reputations in the neighborhood. It’s a lot of hard work keeping track of everything in such a small shop. Sometimes the monsoon makes the streets flood a bit, but we stay open anyway. We are just part of the fabric of this market. We know the other shop owners and we just do our daily trade like everyone else here. It’s a bit chaotic, but it is our way of life.