Maligakadai

Maligakadai is located at No. 28/8 Jesupadham Street in Radhanagar, which is part of Chromepet. We have been here at this address for quite some time now. The street is a bit narrow, so parking can be a real headache if you are driving a big car. Most people just walk over from the nearby houses. The shop is filled with all sorts of things from floor to ceiling. It smells like spices and soap most of the time. We spend our mornings checking the stock and seeing what needs to be ordered for the next day. It’s a lot of lifting and moving things around. The floor is concrete and has some cracks here and there, but it holds up. We don't have a big staff, just a few of us who know where every single item is kept. Sometimes we get a bit behind on the cleaning when it gets busy in the evenings. Customers usually come in to chat as much as they do to buy things. It’s a local spot where everyone knows everyone else’s name. We keep a ledger for the regular accounts and use a small calculator that’s missing the battery cover. It’s just a normal way to earn a living in a neighborhood we like being in. We close the gates late at night once the street gets quiet and the last few people head home.