VEGETABLE MARKET: THE ORGANIC STOCK

In the hustling bustling streets of Hyderabad, weekly vegetable markets are laid across different streets and localities on different days. Shopping fresh, green, and seasonal at the weekly vegetable markets has now become a ritual for people in this city. These vegetable markets have become a tough competition for established grocery stores like Vijayta and Ratanadeep, but as Venkat Lakshmi, a 36 year old vegetable seller in the weekly vegetable market says "its all about the quality".

Every Monday and Thursday, Lakshmi sells vegetables at the weekly vegetable market on the Masjid Banda Road. The government has been supportive of these weekly markets and roadside vendors, especially for the past 2 years. Lakshmi said last year she got a loan of Rs. 10,000 and this year, she might get a loan for Rs. 20,000 The vegetable market is crowded with people and children after office hours. Other than vegetables, accessories and utensils are also sold here. The weekly vegetable market has become a mini carnival. "I like selling vegetables and interacting with people, but sometimes when the sale doesn't go high, it becomes very difficult." Says Lakshmi. On discussing further she says. "If I am unable to sell fresh vegetables here, I go to another street like Anjaiah Nagar on Friday and sell it at a lower price."

The weekly vegetable market lays in Karhoguda to Somaram to Venkatapuram to Gopanpally to other places in the city, making the streets of Hyderabad dynamic, vibrant and buoyant.