Mr. Vinod V. Chothani
Managing Committee Member,
Mumbai Textile Merchants’ Mahajan
“Mumbai Textile Merchants Mahajan was established in 1881, nearly 142 years old. We are pioneers in the textile merchants market. Our market is known as one of the biggest markets within the Asia region. The market consists of around 1500 traders in a small area which is a big thing in itself.”
Please tell us about this trade fair organized by your organization?
This is our second fair in less than a year, in first fair we had great success, even the textile commissioner encouraged us. Due to the success of the fair, we got huge inquiries about the second fair, so after six months of the first fair, we organized this fair again.
We received visitors from the textile ministry and government bodies and they also appreciated us. In comparison to other fairs, we use the media for vast publicity to invite organizations, chambers of commerce, and government institutions. And when they got here, they were all satisfied. They get the feel that Mumbai is the birth of fashion, as they realize that we can see all the new innovations in Mumbai. We believe that the increasing demand and the quality of visitors is our certificate of success.
Now we are also planning to go international in a very short span of time. With the help of the textile ministry, we had sent the invite to the neighboring countries to visit the exhibition.
How can the exhibitors participating get international exposure?
For this we are planning Indian pavilions in International fairs, so our prominent exporters, designers and innovators can showcase their latest creations and the Mumbai market will get international exposure.
Your organization, MTMM has a long history, please tell us about it?
Mumbai Textile Merchants Mahajan was established in 1881, nearly 142 years old. We are pioneers in the textile merchants market. Our market is known as one of the biggest markets within the Asia region. The market consists of around 1500 traders in a small area which is a big thing in itself.
We have also asked our stall owners, and all of them have said that they got a very good response. And we believe that this is a certificate of our success. 
