M/S Lakshmi Teja General Stores

We have been here at Shop No 95 in K G Market for a good while now. It is right in the middle of One Town in Vijayawada, so it gets pretty loud and busy around here most days. The shop isn't fancy or anything, just a regular place where we keep all the daily stuff people need for their homes. I usually open up early because the market starts moving fast and people want to finish their shopping before the sun gets too high. It’s quite a small space, really. We’ve got shelves packed with different containers and bags, and sometimes it feels like there isn't enough room to move when three or four people come in at once. My family helps out too. We know most of the people who walk through the door by their names since they live nearby or work in other shops in the market. It’s not like those big supermarkets where nobody talks. Here, we chat about the weather or how things are going in the neighborhood while I’m weighing things out or looking for change in the drawer. Sometimes the stock arrives late and the place looks a bit messy with boxes lying around, but we manage. People know where we are, right here in the market, and they just stop by when they’ve run out of something at home. It’s just how things work for us here.