Sri Vinayka General Store

Sri Vinayka General Store is situated in the Chintalmet-Attapur area of Hyderabad. We are very close to the A1 Hotel, so there’s always the smell of food in the air. It’s a busy part of the city. My shop is where people come for their daily household items. I’ve got everything from toothbrushes to cooking oil. The shelves are mostly metal and they’re filled to the brim. Sometimes it’s a bit dark in the back of the shop, so I have to use a torch to find things. It’s a simple setup. I don't have any fancy displays. The bags of flour and rice are stacked on wooden pallets near the door. People come in, ask for what they want, and I get it for them. It’s a lot of walking back and forth in a small space. I’ve been running this store for a while now, and I’ve seen the neighborhood change quite a bit. There are more buildings now and more cars on the road. Despite all that, the shop stays pretty much the same. I have a small stool behind the counter where I sit when there are no customers. My hands are usually a bit dusty from handling the grain bags. It’s just honest work. We serve the local people who live in the nearby houses. It’s not a big business, just a local store that’s part of the street. Sometimes the delivery truck blocks the road for a while.