The Nagdevi Tool- Steel Mart

If you know Masjid Bunder, you know how crowded Nagdevi Street gets. Our office, The Nagdevi Tool- Steel Mart, is at number 186. We are right opposite where the old Dena Bank used to be. It’s a very busy street, full of shops selling every kind of tool you can imagine. We’ve been here for years, surrounded by the smell of metal and engine oil. The shop is small and packed floor to ceiling with steel items and various tools. It’s hard to move around sometimes when we have a lot of stock. People come from all over to find specific parts here. We don’t have a website; people just walk in or call us. The noise outside is constant, with handcarts and people rushing past. It’s the heart of the hardware market. We spend our days climbing ladders to find things on the top shelves. It’s a bit old-fashioned, but it’s how things work on Nagdevi Street. My grandfather was in this trade, and we’re just carrying it on. Dealing with steel is heavy work. Your hands stay dirty most of the day. But we like the energy of Masjid Bunder. It’s a place where things actually get done. We just keep track of our inventory in ledger books and try to help anyone who walks through the door. Even when the heat is bad in the afternoon, we keep the doors open. We've seen many businesses come and go, but we are still here at office 186.