The Hyderabad Kirana Merchants Assn.

Our association has been situated on Abids Road for quite a while now. The address is 15-7-54, right in the heart of the old business district. This place is where the local kirana shop owners come together. Hyderabad is a big city, and being a small merchant can be tough sometimes. We use this space to talk about things that affect our shops, like prices or new rules from the city. It’s not a fancy corporate office. It’s more of a meeting spot with old chairs and a lot of registers. You can hear the noise of the traffic from Abids Road all day long. We have members who have been running their little grocery stores for forty years or more. It’s about sticking together. We handle the paperwork and keep track of who is doing what in the trade. Sometimes we have meetings that go on for hours because everyone has something to say. That’s just how it is when you have so many different personalities. We aren't trying to be a big company. We are just an association for the people who sell rice, dal, and soap to the neighborhoods. It feels a bit old-fashioned in here, but that’s because we value the history of the merchants in this part of Hyderabad. It is just a place for us to help each other out with the daily grind.