Raj Lakshmi Kirana &General Store

This shop is situated on Rambagh Road in the Attapur area. The exact address is Shop No 4-6-91/C/6U/10, which is a bit of a long number to remember. Raj Lakshmi Kirana & General Store has been our life for a while now. Hyderabad is a big city, but this little corner feels like its own small world. We keep the shop stocked with the usual things—rice, pulses, snacks, and toiletries. It is not a massive place, so things are stacked pretty high. I spend my day checking the stock and talking to the people who live in the nearby houses. The 500048 area is quite crowded, so there is always someone coming in for a recharge or a bottle of water. I try to keep the place tidy, but with so many small packets of chips and biscuits, it is hard to keep everything perfectly in line. We don’t use any big fancy systems here; it is all about knowing what is on the shelf and what needs to be ordered from the wholesale market. The road outside can get noisy with the traffic, but inside it's just the sound of the fan and the fridge. It’s a simple way to make a living. We open early and stay open until the last few people finish their shopping for the night. There isn't much more to it than that, just a local store helping the neighbors out with their daily needs. It gets tiring sometimes, but seeing the same faces every day makes it better.