Sandeep Mididoddi

I’m Sandeep Mididoddi, son of Satyanarayana. I live and work out of Vedurumudi, which is a small post in the Kapilaswarapuram Mandal of East Godavari. Life out here in the district is different from the big cities. It’s quieter, and everything moves a bit slower, which I mostly like. My work is tied to this place and the people who live here. Most of the time, I’m just handling things from my home or a small space nearby. You won't find a big sign with my name on it, but everyone in the village knows where the Mididoddi family lives and what we do. I don’t have a fancy office with air conditioning or a big glass door. Usually, the windows are open and you can hear the birds and the tractors in the fields nearby. It’s a lot of manual work and keeping track of things on paper or my old laptop. I’ve been here my whole life, so I don’t see myself going anywhere else. My father taught me how to handle business with a handshake and a bit of patience. Some days the internet is slow, or the power cuts off because of a storm, but we just wait it out and carry on later. It’s not a corporate life, it’s just a village life. I do my best to help out my neighbors when I can. That’s how we do things here in East Godavari. It’s about being there when someone needs you for something. It's a simple life.