Interview with Govind Parmar, Civil Contractor for Pune, Satara, Karad

Tell us about yourself?
In 1977, fresh out of school, I started working for a Diamond polishing firm. But very soon switched to Civil Contractor work. I learned work from my brother in law Mr Keshav Mistry (Satara). Mainly Tiling work. Once I had picked up how things work, my relative from Mumbai offered me Partnership. This was in 1978.

I moved to Mumbai in 1978 and worked here till 1985. I Mumbai, I did projects for K Raheja, Nahar Builders, Rajdeep and later for Mayfair housing. I was involved mainly in Tiling related work for all these big builders. It was going good. We had around 200 labours and it was growing day by day. Unfortunately, due to some person family reasons, I had move back to my hometown Satara in 1985.

Partial or Complete Home Renovation

There is difference in how things work in India compare to many other part of the world. In Indian culture lot of significance is given to re using things. We repair our TV set, Fridge etc and continue to use it till the time possible. In western world a TV set is a use & throw kind of item. Once gone bad, no one repairs it, just gets a new one.

Same Indian culture applies to people when it comes to Home renovation in India. We look for value for money and anything that can be lasted longer has to stay.

Let’s talk in terms of real life situation: You have a house in some Indian metro city, could be Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Bangalore, Delhi or any other city, you are thinking about home renovation and looking for Home renovation Contractor. Some part of the house is pretty decent condition, like your Bedroom is simple & does satisfy your need, however bathroom & Kitchen needs some major fix.