Chainraj Jain

Chainraj Jain is located right in the heart of Cloth Market 1. If you know the area, you know how busy it gets every single morning. There are rolls of fabric everywhere and people are always shouting or moving things around on carts. Our place is right in the middle of all that chaos. We don't have a fancy office with air conditioning or quiet rooms. It is just a shop floor where we keep our stock and talk to the people who come by. Most of the time we are just sitting on stools or standing around while we check the inventory. It is a very old-school way of doing things. We don't use a lot of fancy technology here. A pen and a notebook are usually enough for us to keep track of what's going out. The light in the back of the shop is a bit dim, but we’ve gotten used to it over the years. We know the other shop owners on the street and we usually have tea together in the afternoons. It’s a dusty place and sometimes the smell of new fabric is really strong. We don’t have any mission statements or goals written on the walls. We just come in, open the shutters, and see who shows up that day. It is hard work and long hours, but it is what we know. Cloth Market 1 has its own way of working and we are part of it.