Manish Hardware

Manish Hardware is located at 187/1 Kumbarpet Main Road. It’s a busy street, always full of carts and people moving stuff. The shop is narrow but deep, packed with all sorts of nuts, bolts, and tools. I’ve been working here since I was a teenager. It gets very dusty with all the construction materials coming in and out. There is no air conditioning, just a ceiling fan that we keep on high all summer. My hands are usually covered in some kind of metal dust or oil by noon. We don’t have a fancy display. Everything is in wooden boxes or on metal shelves that go all the way to the ceiling. You have to use a ladder to get most things. It’s a loud place because of the traffic outside on Kumbarpet Main Road. People come in looking for specific parts for their homes or shops. Sometimes they don't even know the name of what they need, so they bring the broken piece in. We spend a lot of time searching through bins to find the right size. It’s honest work and it keeps the family fed. We open early because that’s when the contractors are out looking for supplies. By evening, we are pretty tired and ready to close up the shutters. It’s just a regular hardware store for regular people. We have everything from nails to heavy hammers. Sometimes we run out of stock, but we get more the next day.