Kochi, the economic capital of Cheranadu.
The Kulashekaran Kirana Store in Kochi was not located in the city's prime business district, but rather on a road that connected to the busiest junction, Kedarnath Junction. This junction led directly to the Port of Kochi, one of the empire's major ports with a weekly throughput of tens of thousands of tonnes. It was also connected to the Shivaji Shipyard, one of the largest in the empire, and the adjacent Shivaji Industrial Park, which housed all the supporting industries for the shipyard. Together, the shipyard, industrial park, and several smaller shipyards formed the Kochi Shipbuilding Special Economic Zone.
So, despite being a simple Kirana shop, the business is usually alright, and there is a profit of a few thousand Varaha per day after accounting for the salaries of the employees and maintenance of the shop itself.
