There are people who shape a business quietly, without ever asking for credit

There are people who shape a business quietly, without ever asking for credit.
Iqbal Ahmed ji is one of them.

He has been with our family since 1976.

He started as a weaver, working alongside my grandfather on the loom. Over the years, as his understanding of weaving deepened, he naturally grew into managing looms and entire weaving centres.

He has worked with three generations of my family now.
My grandfather.
My father.
And today, me.

What’s special about Iqbal ji is not just his experience but his relationship with the craft. Even when age suggested retirement, he didn’t want to step away. We didn’t want him to either.

Today, he works out of our factory office, managing our sample looms and overseeing all R&D work. Every new weave, every technical experiment, every complex sample passes through him.

He teaches. He corrects. He shares knowledge freely.
And most importantly, he asks the right questions.

Even now, whenever we take on something new or difficult, my first instinct is to ask:
“What does Iqbal ji think?”

Because decades of hands-on work build a kind of intelligence no book or software can replace.

At S.N. Kapoor Exports and Understorey, people like Iqbal ji are not employees.
They are part of the family.

Our legacy isn’t built only on rugs
it’s built on people who’ve devoted their lives to the craft and carried it forward with integrity.

Having him around isn’t just an asset.
It’s a privilege.