Shree Balaji Ramdev Kirana & General Stores

You can find Shree Balaji Ramdev Kirana & General Stores inside the Madhava Reddy Complex. We are right on the Bollaram Main Road, which is the main way people get through the village. Bolaram is a pretty tight-knit community, and since we have the post office right here too, everyone ends up stopping by at some point. Being in the Jinnaram Mandal means we get a lot of people from the surrounding rural areas coming in for their weekly supplies. The store is packed with everything from soap to lentils. Sometimes it feels like we have too much stuff in such a small space, but we try to keep it organized so people can find what they need. We don’t have a website or anything like that; we just open the shutters in the morning and wait for the locals to come in. It’s a lot of chatting about the weather and the crops while we weigh out grains. The Madhava Reddy Complex is a well-known spot, so we don’t really need to explain where we are. It’s just a simple kirana store. My family helps out behind the counter, especially on the weekends when it gets really crowded. We like the pace of life here in Bolaram. It’s not fast, but it’s steady, and we’ve gotten to know just about everyone in the district over the years.