Ram Prakash Girdhar

We’ve been here at Tis Hazari 209 for some time now. It’s a busy spot, as anyone who knows the area can tell you. Ram Prakash Girdhar is just the name on the door, but it’s really about the work we do every day. People come in and out, and we try to keep things moving. There’s always a bit of noise from the street outside. It gets crowded during the peak hours, so we’ve learned to work around that. We don't have a fancy office or anything like that. It's just a regular place where we get things done. Sometimes the electricity goes off, or the tea guy is late, but that’s just how it is in this part of town. We’ve known the neighbors for years. It’s not a complicated setup. We open up in the morning, handle whatever comes our way, and close when the day is finished. Most of our tools and papers are stacked where we can reach them. It might look a bit messy to an outsider, but we know where everything is. We don’t spend much time worrying about how the place looks. As long as the work gets handled, that’s what matters to us. We’ve seen the neighborhood change a bit over the years, but 209 stays pretty much the same. It’s a practical space for practical work, and that suits us just fine.