Lakshmi Tourist Centre

You can find Lakshmi Tourist Centre right in the Jayanagar Shopping Complex on 10th Main Road. We’re directly opposite the World of Titan store, so it’s easy to spot if you’re already doing your shopping. It’s a small shop packed with brochures and some old maps of the city. We’ve been in this complex for a long time. The space is tight, and we have boxes of files tucked under the tables because there’s nowhere else to put them. It gets quite warm in the afternoons when the sun hits the front window, so we keep the fan on high. We spend our days talking to people about bus timings and train tickets. Sometimes the phone doesn't stop ringing, and other times it’s completely silent for hours. We don't have a big staff, just a few of us who know the routes and the prices by heart. The chairs are a bit creaky, but they do for now. We like being in the middle of Jayanagar because there’s always something happening outside. You see the same faces every day. We don't try to be a big travel agency. We just help folks get where they need to go. It’s a simple life, sitting here and sorting out travel plans. The shopping complex itself has seen better days, and some of the floor tiles are cracked, but it has a lot of character. We often go out to the small stand near the entrance for a snack during our afternoon break. We keep a lot of our notes on a big whiteboard.