Rama Telecom

Surajpole Sarang Marg 41-42 is where we sit. It’s a bit cramped with all the boxes of screens and phone parts. We spend most of the day looking at small screws. My hands are usually a bit dirty from taking apart old handsets. People come in when they drop their phones. It happens a lot. Sometimes we’re just selling chargers or those plastic covers that protect the screens. We started Rama Telecom because there were too many broken phones and not enough places to fix them near here. The fans in the shop are old but they keep the air moving. If you walk past 41-42, you’ll probably see us hunched over a workbench. It’s not fancy. The walls could use a fresh coat of paint but we haven't had the time. My brother helps out with the inventory. We have a lot of batteries in the back. Sometimes the street gets really noisy outside with the traffic. We just keep working through it. If a phone can be saved, we try to do it. If not, we tell the person straight. No point in wasting money on something that won't turn on again. We've seen every kind of crack and water damage you can imagine. It's just a regular shop in a busy spot. My cousin stops by sometimes with snacks, which is the highlight of the afternoon. We aren't trying to be the biggest shop in the city, just a reliable one on this street.