Harvinder Telecom

Located right on Ashram Gurudwara Bala Sahib Road, Harvinder Telecom is just a small spot where people stop by. Usually, it is someone whose phone screen just cracked or someone needing a quick recharge so they can make a call. The road outside is always packed with cars and people heading towards the Gurudwara, so we get a lot of foot traffic. The shop is mostly glass counters filled with different colored phone cases and cables that always seem to get tangled up. I spend a lot of my time behind the counter looking through a magnifying glass to fix tiny circuit boards. It is fiddly work and my eyes get tired by the end of the day. We have a small stool for customers to sit on while they wait, but most people just stand and look out at the traffic. The fan overhead wobbles a little bit, but it keeps the heat away. We don't have any big advertisements. Just a board outside that says what we do. It’s a nice enough place to work, even if the noise from the street never really stops. Sometimes regulars come in just to chat for five minutes about the neighborhood news. We help them with their SIM cards or show them how to use a new app they downloaded. It is just a normal daily routine for us.