Vividh Corporation

Our spot is at 4/65/69 Ishwar Bhavan, right in the middle of Katha Bazar. If you know Kalbadevi, you know how packed it gets with trucks and those big wooden crates. We deal with a lot of heavy stuff here, so the floor is pretty scratched up and there's always a bit of grease somewhere. The building itself is quite old, and the ceilings are high but the windows are small. It gets really hot in the summer months, so we have these giant pedestal fans that make a lot of noise. My father used to sit at the same wooden desk where I sit now. It’s got a drawer that sticks every time it rains because the wood swells up. We don't really have a showroom; it's more of a place where things come in and go out. You’ll see sacks of goods piled up near the entrance and delivery boys running in and out with clipboards. We know most of the other shop owners on this block, so we often share a pot of tea or talk about the market prices. It’s hard work, and my shirt is usually sweaty by noon, but this is how we’ve always done it. We don't use computers for everything yet; some of the old registers are still the best way to keep track of what we have. It’s just a regular business in a busy part of town. We keep it moving.