Sri Annapurna Trading Co.

If you ever find yourself in Begum Bazaar, you probably know how crowded it gets. We are right in the middle of it at 15-6-210 in the Kolsawadi area. This trading company has been our life for quite some time now. The street is narrow and there are always carts and bikes pushing past the front door. We spend our days surrounded by sacks and boxes of whatever we are trading that week. It is dusty work and the fans never seem to be fast enough when the Hyderabad heat kicks in. We start the day by pulling up the shutters and checking what needs to go out to the customers. Most of our neighbors are also traders, so there is always a lot of shouting and haggling going on right outside. We don't have a fancy showroom, just a darkish room filled with stock and a small wooden desk where we keep the books. The ledger is always full of scribbles. It is a hectic way to make a living but we are used to the noise and the pace of the bazaar. Sometimes we sit on the steps and have a quick tea while watching the crowds. It is just a regular trading business where we try to get the orders right and keep things moving through the Kolsawadi lanes. We have been here for years and we know the neighborhood.