Parasmal Anraj Jain

You can find us at 222 Sakal Nagar, right across from the Jain Dharamshala on Baner Road here in Vadodara. It’s a busy spot, especially on the weekends when many people are visiting the Dharamshala. Parasmal Anraj Jain is the name on the board outside. It’s a bit of an older building, and the paint is peeling in a couple of spots on the ceiling, but it’s ours. We don’t have a lot of fancy furniture or a big lobby for people to wait in. It’s mostly just the work area and a small space for visitors to sit and talk. We’ve been in Vadodara for a long time, so we’ve seen the city change quite a bit over the decades. Baner Road used to be much quieter than it is now. We spend our days managing the daily tasks, nothing too exciting or glamorous. Sometimes we have tea with the people from the neighboring shops when the weather is nice. We don don't go in for big marketing or trying to sound like something we aren’t. We’re just local people running a local business. The floor is concrete, and it’s a bit cold in the winter months, but we don't mind. We just pull on a thick sweater and keep going. It’s a simple, honest way to make a living. Most of our visitors come by word of mouth because we’ve been in this spot for such a long time.