Ttm Kirana Store

Ttm Kirana Store sits on Lnt Road in Jakanpalli. Our address is 58-9-42. It is a typical kirana store like any other you might see around here. We have jars of sweets on the counter and big bags of lentils on the floor. The door stays open all day to let the air in. Jakanpalli is a place where everyone seems to know what everyone else is doing. We see the same faces every day. Some people just come in for a single matchbox or a packet of biscuits. We don't have a computer system, so we do our math on small slips of paper or just in our heads. The shelves are wooden and they have been there for years. We spend time wiping the jars because the road outside brings in a lot of dust. It gets quite hot in the afternoons, so we sit near the entrance where there is a bit of a breeze. We don't try to be anything special, just a place to buy your daily groceries. Sometimes the milk delivery is late and we have to tell people to come back in an hour. It is just the way things are. We have a small radio that plays music in the background while we work. It’s a small business, but it keeps us on our feet from morning until night. We like it that way. Most days we are just waiting for the evening rush.