Gosukonda Vanaja

My small business is located at house number 6-23 in Palivela village, which is part of Munugode Mandal. I’ve lived in this district all my life and decided to set something up right here at home. It’s a simple operation where I help out the local people with what they need day to day. Since I work from my house, you’ll usually see my family around or hear the neighbors chatting nearby. It’s not like a big city store with rows of shelves and bright lights. I just have a few things organized in the front room where people can come in. The door is almost always open during the day unless I’ve gone out for some work. Sometimes the dust from the village road makes it hard to keep everything clean, but I do my best with a cloth every morning. People don’t just come here to buy things; they often stay for a bit to talk about the weather or the local news. It’s a quiet way to earn a living, but it keeps me connected to everyone in Palivela. I don’t have a computer for billing or anything like that, just a notebook where I write things down. It’s a very local way of doing things, and that’s how it has always been here in Munugode.