Rural Artisans Craft Centre

Our shop is located in Shevapet, and it’s called the Rural Artisans Craft Centre. We don't have a big corporate office or a polished showroom. It’s more of a place where we keep the items made by people from the surrounding areas. You’ll find all sorts of handmade things here, mostly stuff that people have been making for generations. We spend our time sorting through the stock and making sure everything is stored properly. Shevapet is a busy area with a lot of local trade, so we see a lot of foot traffic. The building is older and doesn't have air conditioning, but it stays cool enough. We aren't trying to be a big modern store; we just want to have a place for these crafts to sit until someone buys them. Most of the people working here have been around for years and know the stories behind the different pieces. It’s a quiet kind of work compared to the factories nearby. We open up early in the morning and stay until the market slows down in the evening. There are stacks of baskets and textiles everywhere you look. It’s a bit disorganized at times, but we know where everything is. We don't do much online; we prefer it when people just stop by to see what’s new in the shop. It’s a simple way to run a business and it suits us just fine. We don't worry about being fancy, we just like the things we sell.