S S Hangal Coconut Traders

If you come down to Kanchagar Street, you’ll find us easily enough. S S Hangal Coconut Traders has been part of the noise and the dust here for quite some time. Coconuts are messy business, and our floor is usually covered in bits of husk. It’s heavy work, moving those bags around, and we don't really have a lot of quiet time. The street is narrow, so when the trucks come in to unload, everything gets a bit cramped. We start early, usually before the sun is even fully up, because that’s when the fresh loads arrive. There’s no air conditioning here, just the breeze coming through the open doors and the sound of people haggling outside. We don’t have a marketing team or anyone in a suit. It's just a few of us making sure the stock is good and the orders get filled for the local shops. Some days the heat is a bit much, but we just keep going. You get used to the smell of fresh coconut after a while; it just becomes part of the day. We spend a lot of time on our feet, checking the quality and talking to the drivers who come in from the farms. It’s simple work, really. Not much to look at, just a lot of brown shells and hard work. We keep our books by hand mostly, and try to make sure everyone gets what they paid for.