Manisha Decorators

If you walk around Surat near Kalpana Tarang, you might see us moving stacks of plastic chairs or big bundles of colorful cloth. That’s just what we do here at Manisha Decorators. We don’t have a big, fancy showroom with air conditioning. Instead, our space is filled with the smell of laundry and the sound of iron poles clanking against each other. Dealing with weddings and local functions means we are often working when everyone else is sleeping. We load up the small tempo truck with whatever is needed for the day. Sometimes it is yellow drapes for a haldi ceremony and other times it is just a hundred chairs for a small community meeting. Our hands get calloused from pulling ropes tight and our clothes usually have a bit of dust on them. It’s not a glamorous job but seeing a bare ground turn into a bright party space is something we see every week. We try to keep our things clean, though the rain sometimes makes it hard to dry the carpets quickly. My uncle started this and now we just carry on with the same old ladders and tools. We don't spend money on big ads because most people just know us from seeing our truck parked on the street. It’s a busy life but it’s what we know best. We just focus on getting the stage built and the lights plugged in.