Mutha General Stores

Madurai Bazaar is a place that is always crowded, and Nethaji Road sits right in the middle of all that noise. Our store is located at 21 C, just a little ways down the street from Tamilagam Snacks. It’s a loud and very busy part of town, but we have grown to like it that way over the years. Mutha General Stores has been here for a long time, and we’ve seen the market change quite a bit as the city grew. We sell a lot of different things, like incense sticks, small plastic items, spices, and all kinds of everyday snacks. The shop is quite narrow, so you have to be careful when you are walking between the stacks of cardboard boxes on the floor. We get a lot of people who are just passing through the bazaar on their way somewhere else, as well as regular families who have lived in Madurai for generations. The ceiling is high but we’ve managed to fill every inch with storage for our stock. It gets quite hot in the afternoons during the summer, but the thick stone walls help to keep it a little cooler inside. I usually have a young helper with me to pull things down from the top shelves when someone asks. We don't do any big promotions or advertising. People come to us because they know we have what they need at a fair price. Sometimes we have a coffee together with the other shopkeepers when the business is slow. It’s a good community here in the bazaar. We stay open until late evening.