Y. V. Seshachalam & Co.

You will find us at 133 Audiappa Street. This part of the city is always full of life, with people pushing carts and the sounds of the wholesale market going on all around us. We have been at this same address for a very long time, through several generations. The building itself is quite old, and you can see the history in the thick walls and the high ceilings. We don't have much use for fancy decorations or modern office furniture. We have our old wooden desks and the ledgers where we keep track of everything by hand. It’s a way of working that has suited us just fine for decades. Most of our customers are regulars who we have known for years. They come in for a chat as much as they do for business. The air in the shop has a specific smell, a mix of old paper and the spices from the neighboring stores. We open up early in the morning when the air is still a bit cool. There’s a ceiling fan that has been wobbling for as long as I can remember, but it still does its job. We don't have a big marketing department or a fancy website. We just rely on being here every day and knowing our stock. It’s a simple, practical way to run things, and we wouldn't have it any other way. We just keep our heads down and do the work.