Sri Ram Trading & Exports

Out here in the Hassan district, specifically near the Sri Ranga Thejur Post, is where we run Sri Ram Trading & Exports. It’s a rural setting, so we are close to the farms we work with. The building is more like a warehouse than an office. We spend our days grading produce and getting it ready for transport. There’s a lot of weighing and bagging going on. It’s physical work that leaves you tired by evening. My family has been in this area for generations. We know the local growers well. The roads around here can be tricky during the rains, which sometimes slows down the trucks. We handle exports, which sounds grand, but it’s really just a lot of checking quality and filling out forms for the containers. The air out here is cleaner than in the city, but the work is just as tough. We have a small crew of locals who help with the heavy lifting. We don’t use much technology, just a basic computer and a good scale. Most of our business is done over a cup of coffee and a handshake. It’s a quiet life in Hassan, but we stay busy keeping the trade moving. The shed gets hot in the summer, but we have a big fan that helps a bit. Sometimes the monkeys come by the post area and cause a bit of a mess, but you get used to it. We just keep our heads down and get the work finished.