MV: How long has it been since you got married? Man: It has been 40 days MV: Which village are you from? Woman: [Unintelligible] near Madurai? MV: and what is your home town? Man: [Unintelligible] MV: Now for you to have such a store, what do you think is necessary? What do you need? How will you do it? (Profits? How many days) Man: (This store already existed). I was having a job for one year in another store, over there. MV: Where do you get your supply from? What gets supplied? Does it get delivered? Man: They come and regularly give it. They come monthly once. They refill whatever is empty and immediately give me a bill and I pay them. MV: [I see] you have sweets, soap, brush, paste, soap powder Man: yes, Shampoo⦠MV: Aachi Masala, Water Man: yes, water can from here MV: Now how do you know you have to stock all these items? Did you see [learn] from others stores? Or Did you think that we [I] have to do it? Man: These are all regular items, [such as] shampoo and soap. [With respect to] Water cans, the man who owned this store already had it. So we already have customers. Because we shouldnât leave the customers I still maintain it. I donât even want to leave a single can. MV: Does she know about our self-help groups? We teach how to run a business, she can be a part of it. She can come when we have it the next time. This is what we do. MV: Is this rented? How much is it? Man: Monthly 3000. For having this rack, we need to give an advance for this store of 25000. For getting these racks ready and for the cans they donât just give it to us.. I get them only by getting and giving empty cans. All together it is 60,000. Next I had to buy this [table] from outside. MV: 60,000?! Because 25,000 is in advanceâ¦? Man: Yes, with that 25,000, with these racks and all the other things together it is 30,000. MV: How much profit do you get each month? Man: Right now I cannot say [do not know]. I cannot tell you that this is how it will be. If the items sell, then I make money, if items donât sell, I donât get any money. [News]paper sells and at night cigarettes and paak [betel leaves] sell well. ****explanation to John**** Srini: You said your village is in Madurai? Lady: Not Madurai, [Unintelligible] near Madurai region Srini: what is the difference between living here and there? Lady: What do you mean by âdifferenceâ? MV: [translates] difference between here and Chennai Lady: Everything is different Srini: How long has it been since youâve been here? Lady and Man: one monthâ¦40 days MV: Just 40 days? Have you been to Chennai before? Lady: no Man: She just came here ****explanation to John**** Srini: What do you think about Chennai? In the past 40 days? Lady: It feels like a new world Srini: Tell me 3 differences, between your home town and here. Lady: not sure⦠Madhu: Alright, if it is profitable, what do you hope it [store] should be like? If this store does well, what will you do with it? Will you make it bigger? Man: Get more items⦠If I open the store regularly and if people know of its existence, it would be good. I will see which items sell well and stock them well. ****explanation to John**** Srini: What do you like the most about Kamaraj? Lady: He is very loving towards me! MV: [jokingly] he got married 1 year and 3 months ago and he is asking you these questions. It has been 26 years since I got married and I am ready to answer any questions! Everything is a good. We met him in July, with my son. We are very happy to hear all this. We learnt a lot from him. Man : She is the one who motivated me MV: How did you find her? Man: One year back Her uncle had a store here, nearby. We are very happy to hear all this. MV: It has been 40 years since he [John] is married. ****explanation to John**** We have experienced all this and we are happy to hear all this! MV: Now I know of your self-confidence.. Man: She is the main reason behind my self confidence MV: Itâs been 4 months since Iâve come.. *** Cannot hear anything *** MV: (to lady)You donât have to give an answer, but we will use what you say to learn from you. So, when you met him how did you know That you wanted to give him your confidence / build his confidence? Lady: My uncle has always told me. Additionally, I liked his character. ****explanation to John**** MV: We also really like his character and have learnt a lot. Can we take a video of the street around your home. We are using 10-15 people who have done well (exceeded all odds) and we are writing a book⦠Thatâs why we are taking a videoâ¦
