Jeeva Maligai Store

Jeeva Maligai Store is located in Madurai at 37, Arapalayam. We are in the Ram Nagar area, specifically in a part called Maiyappan. The pin code here is 625016. Madurai is a city that never really sleeps and it can get very hot during the daytime. Our shop is a traditional maligai store, so we have all the cooking essentials like oils, rice, and spices in big jars. We've been here for many years and the building shows its age a little bit. There are some cracks in the floor and the shelves have been repaired a few times. We don't mind it. It’s a comfortable place for us. We know most of the people who live in the surrounding streets. They come in to buy things for their daily meals and we sometimes talk about the local news. We don't have any fancy computers for billing, we just use a paper pad and a pen. It works fine for us. It gets a bit humid too, but you just deal with it. We have a couple of stools near the counter for when we need to sit down for a minute. The Maiyappan area has its own rhythm and we are just a small part of it. When the sun goes down, it stays warm but a bit of a breeze comes through. We stay open quite late because that’s when most people come out to shop. It’s a lot of standing on our feet but we are used to it. We just keep the shop stocked and ready.