Shri Vinayak Mobile

Started the shop at B-36 A Indira Bazar years ago. The main road is always loud with horns and people shouting. Most days start with wiping dust off the glass counters because the traffic outside brings in so much dirt. We sit here surrounded by boxes of chargers and screen guards. It's a small space, but we fit a lot in. People come in with cracked screens or phones that won't turn on. Sometimes it's just someone needing a new SIM card. We spend a lot of time looking at tiny screws and circuit boards under a lamp. Lunch is usually eaten quickly in the back when there are no customers. In the evenings, the lights of the market come on and it gets even busier. We keep track of everything in a thick register with a blue cover. There’s always someone asking for a discount or wanting to know which phone battery lasts the longest. It’s not fancy work, but it keeps us busy from morning until the shutters go down at night. Sometimes the tea man from across the street brings us cutting chai and we take a five-minute break. That’s pretty much how it goes here every day. We’ve seen the market change quite a bit over the years, new shops opening and old ones closing, but we’re still here in the same spot on the main road. The work never really stops, and my eyes get tired from looking at small parts, but it is okay.