The Secunderabad Cutpiece Cloth Merchants Assn.

We have been here at Tobacco Bazar for quite a long time now. The association sits at 3-4-176, right in the middle of all the bustle. If you know Secunderabad, you know how busy this area gets with people looking for fabrics. We mostly focus on the cutpiece cloth merchants who work around here. It’s an old part of town, and the shops are tucked away in narrow lanes. Our building is where the shopkeepers come when there’s something to discuss about the market or the trade. We don't have fancy offices or anything like that. It’s just a place for the local merchants to meet up. Mostly, we deal with the day-to-day things that happen in the cloth market. Sometimes it’s about the electricity in the bazar or maybe how the traffic is blocking the delivery trucks. There are many families who have been selling cloth here for generations. They know each other well. We keep the records and handle the paperwork that comes with running an association like this. You’ll find us there during the regular business hours, usually when the market is at its busiest. It’s loud outside with the loaders and the customers, but inside we just get the work done. We are part of the history of Tobacco Bazar. It isn't a glamorous job, but it helps keep things moving for the cloth sellers in this part of Secunderabad. We’ve seen the market change over the years, but the basic way people buy and sell cloth stays the same.