You can also buy it online. Found a seller on amazon - Akshar Chem Borax 500 Gram- Combo of 2 Praveen www.unplan.in. read more
If I ask for borax in the local pharmacy, I am given boric acid, which is a white powder we use to keep ants away. I read the initial warning not to use boric acid instead of borax. Kindly let me know what I should look for. read more
I've come across this method of making "ant traps" by mixing sugar and Borax, but have had no luck at all trying to find Borax here in Bangalore -- or at least, my local chemist had never hear of it, and I've not seen it in any shops despite looking everwhere I can think of. read more