Nagamani Kirana & General Stores

I've been at Thatichetlapalem for quite a while now. Nagamani Kirana & General Stores is just a small place near Railway New Colony in Vizag. Most days start early, usually around 7 when people come in for milk or small stuff they forgot. The shop isn't fancy. There’s no AC or big signs, just shelves filled with pulses, soap, and some basic kitchen things. Living in Vizag means it gets humid, so the fans are always going. Sometimes it’s quiet, and I just sit on the stool watching the road. The address is 530016, right in the heart of the colony. People stop by on their way home from the station. We keep most of the things a household needs, but sometimes we run out of specific brands and people have to wait for the next delivery truck. It’s a lot of work lifting heavy sacks of rice and keeping the accounts in a notebook. I know most of the faces around here. It’s just how it is. We aren’t trying to be a supermarket. It’s just a shop. Sometimes the dust from the road gets inside, so I spend a lot of time wiping the counters. It’s not a perfect life, but it keeps me busy. The Railway New Colony area has changed a lot, but the shop stays pretty much the same. Most people just call out what they want and I get it for them.