Q.C.Chemist

I run this small chemist shop out in Manchikalapudi, which is part of the Duggirala Mandal in Guntur. My name is Gumpena Srinivasu and I've been working here for quite some time now alongside my father Narayanarao. Life in this part of Andhra Pradesh moves at its own pace. We are right by the post office area, so people stop in while they are out doing their errands. The shop isn't very large but it serves the local folks who live around these fields and villages. It gets dusty in the summer months and the rain makes the roads a bit messy, but we are always open for the people who need us. We don't do any big advertising or anything like that. Most of the people who come in are neighbors we have known for years. Sometimes we just sit on the wooden bench outside and talk about the crops or the weather. Duggirala is famous for its turmeric, so that's always a big topic of conversation around here. Our pin code is 522330 and if you ask anyone in Manchikalapudi for the chemist, they will point you toward our door. We just try to keep the shelves stocked with what people ask for most often. It is a quiet life here but it keeps us busy enough from morning until the sun goes down in Guntur. There isn't much more to it than that, just a local business in a small place.