Sri Sai Ram General Store

Our shop is right in the heart of Gowli Guda in Hyderabad. If you know this area, you know how cramped and busy the streets can get. It’s 500012, right in the thick of it. We’ve been here for years, serving the people who live in these narrow lanes. The shop is full of things from floor to ceiling. We have sacks of different types of rice, piles of soap bars, and strings of shampoo sachets hanging from the ceiling. It’s a bit of a squeeze when more than three people come in at once. Hyderabad gets quite humid, so the shop can feel a bit stuffy, but we keep the door wide open. Most of our customers are regulars who don’t even have to say what they want; we just know. They come for their daily milk or a bit of ginger and garlic. We don't use any computer for billing, just a pen and a small pad. It’s more personal that way. Sometimes the supply truck gets stuck in the traffic outside, and we have to carry the crates in by hand. It’s hard work, but it’s what we do. The floor is old stone and stays a bit cool. We stay open until late because there’s always someone who forgot to buy salt or matches for their dinner. It’s just a normal neighborhood store in a very busy part of the city. We enjoy the talk and the daily bustle of the Gowli Guda market area.