Gopal Paints

The shop is right here on J/290 Bhosari New Kosad Road. It's a busy spot most mornings when people are heading to work. We spend a lot of time just moving cans around and making sure everything is where it should be. Sometimes the dust from the road gets inside, so there is always a bit of cleaning to do. It’s not a fancy place, just a regular paint shop where we sit and wait for people to come in. Most of the folks who stop by are from the neighborhood. We know many of them by name now because they’ve been coming here for years. The shelves at Gopal Paints are pretty high and packed with all sorts of cans. Sometimes we have to use the old wooden ladder to reach the stuff at the top. It creaks a bit but it does the job. New Kosad Road is usually noisy with trucks passing by, but inside it’s mostly just the sound of the fan. We keep a ledger on the main desk to track things. It’s a simple way of working. Some days are slow and we just sit outside on the stools for a bit of air. Other days, like before festivals, it gets really crowded and there's barely enough space to move. We don't have a big office or anything, just this small space where we get things done every day. It’s just us here, keeping the shop open and doing what needs to be done.