A. K. Dyeing

Working at A. K. Dyeing means your hands never stay clean for long. We are up on the first floor at E-107 in Lajpat Nagar - I. It is a busy neighborhood and there is always something going on downstairs. Being on the first floor means we have to carry everything up the stairs. It is quite a workout every single day. The rooms are filled with the smell of dyes and wet cloth. We have big vats and tables where the work happens. It is not a quiet place because of the water running and the fans going. A. K. Dyeing is where we spend our whole day, from early morning until it is dark out. The floor is usually wet in some spots so you have to be careful where you walk. We don't have a big office or anything like that. There is just a small corner with a table where we write down the notes. The windows look out over the street, but they are usually covered in steam or dust. It is hard work and it gets very hot in the summer heat. We just focus on getting the colors right. No one wears fancy clothes here because they would just get ruined by the dye. We are just a group of people doing a job in Lajpat Nagar. It is simple and we don't try to make it seem like more than it is.