Sri Manjunatha Stores

You can find Sri Manjunatha Stores at 16th Cross in Vijaya Nagar, right there in Bapuji Nagar at number 738. It’s a typical corner spot. We keep a lot of things in stock, mostly the stuff people need for their kitchens like different kinds of rice, dals, and oils. The bags are stacked up near the back, and sometimes it's hard to find a specific brand right away if we just got a delivery. The 16th cross gets quite narrow when the delivery trucks come, so things can get a bit hectic in the afternoons. I’ve been working here for a while and I know most of the faces that walk in. It’s not a supermarket where everything is under bright lights. We just have simple racks and wooden counters. Sometimes the power goes out and we have to use handheld torches to find the smaller items like matches or specific spices. The floor is concrete and it’s seen a lot of feet over the years. We don't really do much advertising or anything like that. People just know we are here. If someone needs a kilo of sugar or a bar of soap, they just walk in. We write down the accounts in a big ledger book. It’s a simple way of doing things, but it works for us and the people living around Bapuji Nagar. It’s a busy life but we like it.