Prakash Thakkar

This is Prakash Thakkar’s place. We are located at 191 Manjalpur. It’s right near the Muktanand Circle and the Teen Rasta area. If you know Tulsidham Char Rasta, we are just a short walk from there. It’s a lively part of town with a lot of shops and people moving around. I’ve lived in this area for a long time before I started working here. The space is a bit cramped sometimes with all the stuff we have, but we make it work. It’s a local business through and through. I know most of the shopkeepers on this street. We look out for each other. Sometimes customers come in just to chat before they get down to business. I don't mind it. It makes the day go by faster. The building itself is older, so it has some character, and maybe a few leaks when it rains hard. We just put a bucket down and keep going. No use complaining about it. My routine is pretty much the same every day. Open up, check what needs doing, and talk to whoever walks through the door. It’s not a corporate lifestyle. I wear my regular clothes and get my hands dirty when I have to. It’s just how we do things here in Manjalpur. We're part of the furniture now, I guess. Nothing special, just us being here every day doing the work that comes our way.