Sant Handicrafts Inc.

You can find us over in Gurudev Nagar, right near the P&T Centre on Ambala Road. It’s a busy area, and the traffic outside can be a real headache some days when the trucks are moving. We work on all kinds of handicrafts here. The workshop is usually filled with the sound of sanding and the smell of fresh wood. It’s not a clean environment by any means. Dust gets on everything, no matter how much we sweep the floors at the end of the day. We have a group of local artisans who come in every morning. They’ve got their own way of doing things, passed down through families, and we mostly just let them get on with it. We don't have a fancy showroom with lights and glass cases. Everything is just stacked on wooden pallets or leaning against the walls in the back room. If you come by to visit, you might see us right in the middle of a mess of fabric or wood shavings. We try to keep things organized, but when we have a big order to finish, the floor gets covered pretty quickly. The tea shop down the street is where we get our morning snacks, and we usually take a long break when the sun is at its peak. We aren't interested in being a huge corporation. We just like making things by hand and seeing them finished. It’s practical work, and we’ve been doing it at this spot for a long time.