Dondalay Krishnasa

If you ever find yourself in Chickpet, you know how crowded it gets, especially near Uttaradi Mutt Lane. We are down the 1st Cross at number 3. Dondalay Krishnasa has been a part of this street for a long time. The lane is so narrow that you can barely fit a bike through when the shoppers are out in full force. Our place is old, with high ceilings and thick walls that keep it surprisingly cool even when the Bangalore sun is beating down on the rooftops. We don't have any flashy displays or neon lights. It’s mostly just shelves filled with what we sell and a wooden counter where we do all our business. There’s a lot of history in these walls, but we don't talk about it much because there’s always work to be done. We spend a lot of our time just organizing stock and chatting with the people who have been coming to this lane for decades. It’s a busy atmosphere with people shouting and carts rattling over the uneven ground outside. We drink our coffee from the local vendor twice a day and keep the doors open until the evening rush starts to fade. It’s a simple life in a very busy part of town. We don't try to compete with the big malls; we just stay here in Chickpet and do what we’ve always done. It’s a routine that fits us and our neighbors just fine.