Shah Sugandhi Works

If you walk down toward Phoolwala Chowk in Guruwar Peth, you’ll find us at number 394. The area is always crowded with people buying flowers and all sorts of things for their homes. It’s an old part of the city, so the streets are narrow and the buildings have been here forever. Our workshop is right in the middle of all that noise and activity. Because we work with fragrances, there’s always a bit of a scent hanging in the air around our door, which is nice compared to the exhaust from the rickshaws outside. We spend our days mixing things and making sure the batches are right. It’s a lot of manual work, sitting on stools and moving heavy jars around the shelves. The light isn't great inside, but we know where everything is by heart now. People often stop by just to ask for directions because of where we’re located near the chowk. We don't mind, it’s just part of being in such a busy spot. It can get really hot in the summer months, so we keep the fans running at full speed all day long. We’ve been in this same spot for a long time, watching the shops around us change while we just keep doing the same thing. It’s not a glamorous job, but it’s what we know how to do well enough to keep the doors open.