Aziz Oil Merchant Kirana & General Stores

Over at 11-2-63 in the Nampally Market area of Hyderabad, you will find my shop, Aziz Oil Merchant Kirana & General Stores. As the name says, I deal a lot with different types of cooking oils, but I also keep all the usual kirana items. The market is a very busy place, and my shop is right in the middle of all the action. You can smell the spices and the oil when you walk in. I spend a lot of time pouring oil from big containers into smaller bottles for the customers. It can get quite greasy, so I have to be careful with the floor. I’ve been working here since I was a young man, taking over from my father. We have regular customers who have been buying from us for decades. They don’t even have to tell me what they want; I already know their list. Nampally Market is famous for being a bit chaotic, but there is an order to it if you live here. I have some helpers who carry the heavy loads for the older ladies. We stay open late because the market only really cools down after the sun goes to sleep. It’s a simple life, surrounded by sacks of grain and tins of oil. I don't need any fancy marketing; people know where we are. We just focus on our daily work.