Oriana Diamonds

We are over at 69, Jay Jalaram Society-2 in Paravat Patiya. It’s a busy part of Surat, usually quite loud with traffic and people moving around all day. Being in the diamond trade here means you see a lot of activity every morning when the shops start opening up. Our place isn't anything fancy, just a regular spot where we get our work done. Most days start with a cup of tea while we look at what needs to be sorted for the afternoon. The neighborhood has changed quite a bit over the years, more buildings coming up and the roads getting tighter. Sometimes it is hard for people to find the exact house number because the lanes all look similar, but we’ve been here long enough that most locals can point you our way. We spend a lot of time just sitting at the benches working through things. It gets pretty hot in the summer, so the fans are always going full blast. We don’t have a big corporate lobby or anything like that, just a door and our workspace. It feels like home because we spend more time here than anywhere else. We know the neighbors and the guy who sells snacks at the corner. Oriana Diamonds is just us doing our daily bit in this crowded corner of Surat, keeping things moving as best as we can. It’s a simple life, really. We don't worry about being the biggest, we just focus on the task in front of us. Every day is different but also kind of the same.