Uttam Communications

You can find Uttam Communications over in Vidyaranyapura, at the Paldi 1245/1 location. It’s a straightforward shop where we handle a bit of everything related to phones and local recharges. The front of the shop has a big glass window that gets a lot of dust on it from the road outside, so we have to wipe it down almost every morning. Inside, we have some racks with phone covers that have turned a bit yellow from the sun. There is a small wooden desk where we keep the register and a diary to note down what people need. We usually have a small radio playing in the background, mostly just for some noise when it gets quiet. The walls are painted a plain white, but there are some marks where we used to hang posters. People from the neighborhood stop by to pay their bills or just to ask about a new phone model they saw online. We don't have a huge staff, just a couple of us who take turns being at the counter. Sometimes we have to run out to grab a coffee from the place next door, so we leave a little sign on the door saying we will be back in five minutes. It’s a very casual atmosphere. We have been here at this spot for quite a long time and we’ve seen the street change a lot over the years. It’s just our small way of making a living.