Dwarka Das & Brothers

You can find Dwarka Das & Brothers in Fatehpuri at Katra Bariyan 38. This is a very old part of the city and the building feels like it has been here forever. The stairs are narrow and the walls are thick. We deal with a lot of different goods and it can get quite confusing with all the crates stacked up in the hallways. It’s a family thing and we have been working together for a long time. The lanes outside are so narrow that two people can barely walk side by side sometimes. It’s always dark inside because the sun doesn't really reach down into these old streets. We have a few old wooden desks and big ledgers where we write everything down by hand. We don't use many computers here because the old way still works fine for us. There is a lot of shouting and noise from the porters carrying loads on their backs outside. We spend our mornings checking the stock and the afternoons talking to people who come in from other parts of the country. It is a busy life but we are used to the chaos of Fatehpuri. The air smells like old paper and spices from the market nearby. We don't have a storefront with big glass windows. You just have to know which door to knock on to find us in the Katra.