P Gopi Krishna Prasad

Our place is located at 2 Banaswadi 1st Main Road, right near Baldwin School. You can usually hear the kids playing or the school bells ringing during the day. It’s a pretty quiet neighborhood otherwise, mostly families and people who have lived here forever. P Gopi Krishna Prasad is just the name on the sign, but inside it’s just us handling the daily tasks. We spend most of our time checking expiry dates and making sure the inventory matches what the computer says, which it doesn't always do perfectly. The shelves are packed pretty tight because the space isn't huge. When the school lets out, the road gets jammed up with cars and rickshaws, so that's usually when we take a tea break. It’s a simple setup. We have a couple of fans that move the air around, and a desk that’s seen better days. People stop by on their way home to pick things up. We know most of the faces around here by now. It isn't a high-tech operation, just a local spot in Banaswadi where we try to keep things running smooth. Sometimes we run out of something and have to wait for the delivery guy to show up through the traffic. It’s just the usual routine of a small business near the school. We keep the doors open and wait for the next person to come in with a list. It is basic but it works for us and the neighbors.