From the outside, the frontage and the sign board hardly tell you what this building holds. This quaint old landmark on Anna Salai, the Mount Road Khadi Gramodhyog Bhavan (KGB), perhaps the grandmother of supermarkets and home delivery apps, sells items sourced from weavers, artisans, Sarvodaya Sangams, cooperative societies and self-help groups.
The G+1 structure, which was inaugurated by Chief Minister K. Kamaraj in October 1957, is home to a countless number of items — there would be a thousand items at the provisions section alone, says a staff member.
“Kholapuri chappals are my favourite for any function and the Khadi Bhavan is my only destination for them. My mother picks up eucalyptus oil, soaps, agarbatti and butter from there,” says G. Ramakrishnan, a resident of Besant Nagar.
