Narsamma Laundry Shop

Narsamma Laundry Shop is located right at H. No -1-57 in Gorrekunta. This is basically our home where we’ve set up a place to do laundry for the neighborhood. There are always clothes hanging on lines outside when the sun is out. We have a few big tubs for washing and an old iron that we use all day. It’s a lot of steam and heat, especially in the afternoons here in Geesugonda. We do everything by hand mostly. It’s hard on the back, leaning over the water and scrubbing. We don't have those big industrial machines you see in the city. People bring their bundles of clothes in the morning, and we try to get them finished by the next day or two. Sometimes the rain makes it difficult to get things dry on time, and the house gets cramped with drying racks everywhere. We don't have a computer or anything to track orders, just a small notebook where we write names and what they brought. It’s a simple business. We know everyone in Gorrekunta, so it’s more like helping out neighbors than a formal shop. The soap smell is always in the air. We’ve been doing this for years now. It’s just us, some soap, and a lot of water. It’s not much, but it’s what we do here in Warangal. We just keep the iron hot and the water ready for the next pile of clothes.