Vardhman Color & Chemicals

We’ve been here at Khandelwal Compound in Palda for quite some time now. Vardhman Color & Chemicals isn't a fancy office with glass walls or anything like that. It’s a workplace where we deal with dyes and chemical powders all day long. If you know Tejaji Chowk, you know it gets pretty busy around here with trucks and tempos moving in and out constantly. Most of the time, our hands are stained with some kind of pigment or another because that’s just the nature of the job we do. We keep a lot of different stocks in the back, mostly for local textile shops or small manufacturing units that need specific shades. People usually just drop by or call us to see if we have a particular chemical in stock. It’s a lot of manual work, moving sacks around and making sure everything is labeled right so nobody gets a blue when they wanted a red. Sometimes the dust from the compound gets everywhere, but we’re used to it. We just focus on getting the orders ready for whoever needs them. It’s a straightforward business, really. We don’t spend much time on the computer unless it’s for billing or basic records. Most of our day is spent out on the floor or talking to the drivers. We’ve seen the area change a lot over the years, but we’re still here doing the same thing every morning. It’s just how it goes here in Palda.