Sheela, Beero and Nirmala, Quilt and Padding Stitcher (Baste sewing), Daddumajra
I (Sheela) was born in Jind, Haryana. My parents moved to Chandigarh forty years ago when I was just two or three. They were farm labourers in Jind but in Chandigarh... Read more.
Bhagat Singh, Knife grinder, maker and locksmith, Patiala
These shops (around Qila Mubaarak) used to be stables of royal horses. They changed into shops as the monarchs left the fort. My father and grandfather used to work... Read more.
Sheela, Beero and Nirmala, Quilt and Padding Stitcher (Baste sewing), Daddumajra
I (Sheela) was born in Jind, Haryana. My parents moved to Chandigarh forty years ago when I was just two or three. They were farm labourers in Jind but in Chandigarh... Read more.
Satpal Singh, Tea Maker, Moga
I’m at this shop from 50 years. My father used to sit here before me. I’ve sold tea all my life and it has been worth it. My children are married and I’ve... Read more.
Rajinder Singh, Musical Instrument Maker, Nawan Shehar
Our family has been making musical instruments from hundred and fifty years. I was fifteen when I got into this, it has been thirty-three years now. Our business... Read more.
Neelam, Kulcha Maker, Manimajra
We are from Amritsar. We moved to Mohali in 1996. Livelihood makes people shift places. There is an adage that you move somewhere if you have to pay someone's debt... Read more.