Angadi Pakkana Illu
House Next to the Shop
Setting: Old Nizamabad market (Nizamabad).
In English: House Next to the Shop. A Lighted Tales original Telugu horror story, written in Romanized Telugu (Tenglish) with Telangana dialect.
House Next to the Shop
Munisiddappa gaaru prathi roju subah 5:45 AM ki shutter yetti, 6 AM sariki oka small diya light chesi, aa chinna clay plate ni shop counter edge meedha kaadu — neighbor illu main door meedha oka chinna concrete ledge undi, akkada petaaru. Oil filling , 2 spoons, cotton wick fresh, agarbatti sticks rendu. Flame lit. Door vaipu namaskaram, silent ga 30 seconds, tarwatha own shop ki return. Ee practice 1964 April nunchi 61 years ga continuous ga — aayana age aa start roju 19 years, ippudu 2025 ki 80 years. Customer oka yuva ga shop ki mundhu ga intlo ki velthunte — appudu appudu — flame ni witness chestaaru kaani seldom question chestaaru. Nizamabad town lo Sarangpur Road , old market core , oka chinna kirana shop peru "Siddappa Provisions" (aayana father's name Siddaiah meedha established 1952, Munisiddappa 1962 lo took over), and aa shop pakkana oka 1940s-era two-story residential building. Bahuvamu vahan , aa building empty ga undi. Shutters down. Lock rust ga. Kaani Munisiddappa daily diya lightens.
Aa practice 2025 March ki oka curious young customer noticed chesaaru — Akshay, 22 years age, Bangalore-based IT student home for summer vacation, his maternal uncle's shop next to Siddappa Provisions. Akshay observed the daily ritual 5 consecutive mornings. Aayana curiosity tho 5th morning Munisiddappa tho direct ga conversation.
Akshay: "Thaata, meeru prathi roju aa pakkana intiki diya light chesthaaru. Aa illu chaala years ga empty ga chusaa. Evvaru untaaru akkada?"
Munisiddappa: "Koduka, aa intlo oka family untundi, nenu vaallaki respect ga prathi roju oka diya. Vaallu mee ki kanipinchaledu , kaani untaaru. Naa responsibility ga."
Akshay: "Thaata, empty illu lo family ga ante em chepsthunnaaru? Meeru naaku cheptaara real story?"
Munisiddappa: Aayana silent aa moment lo. Torch beam oka shelf vaipu move chesindhi, aayana naaku direct eye contact icchaaru.
Munisiddappa: "Akshay, ippudu naaku 80 years. Aa story ni nenu ever ooru lo bayatiki cheppaleedhu. Intimate ga oka rendu mandhi ki only. Nuvvu outsider kaavu , pakkana uncle's family 40 years ga shop run chestunaaru nee amma vaipu. Trustable. Rendu gantalu free unte, nenu cheptaa oka cup chai tho."
Aa evening 7:30 PM ki Akshay Siddappa Provisions ki return ayindhi. Shutter half down. Munisiddappa back room lo rendu plastic stools. Chai pakkana irani-style cutting glass tho thaagi.
Munisiddappa: "Koduka, 1964 April 13, Monday morning , nenu age 19. Naaku aa time lo shop responsibility first time papa tho. Papa Siddaiah age 52, active ga shop run chesevaaru. Aa morning naaku oka petty errand , neighbor Sharma family's illu , shop pakkana aa aa building , milk delivery kosam ivvaali. 1964 lo aa family lo 7 mandhi , head of household Lakshminarayana Sharma (age 48, a school headmaster at the local government high school), wife Rukmini (age 40), 4 children — eldest daughter Sarada (age 19, my own age then, we were acquaintances), younger son Venkatesh (15), daughter Malati (12), youngest son Shankar (7). Plus Lakshminarayana's father Rangaiah (age 72, retired). Happy family, middle-class, respected in the neighborhood. Lakshminarayana ki local politics lo peripheral involvement , a Telangana movement-era sympathy, 1948 Razakar period lo family ki trauma experiences, post-independence lo peaceful stability. 1964 lo aa family ki oka specific local dispute , a property boundary issue tho oka neighbor family — Bhaskar Reddy, a large landlord with connections. Dispute small (2 feet of lane frontage), kaani Bhaskar Reddy ego position ga escalate chesaadu. Lakshminarayana school-teacher perspective lo tho — 'truth and due process via court' ani position teesukunnaaru.
Aa April 13 , Monday morning 4 AM ki Bhaskar Reddy's hired men — 4 ruffians — Sharma family intlo ki break in chesaaru. Objective — intimidation, maybe beating, aayana property position ni change cheyyadaaniki force. Kaani situation escalated. Ruffians armed ga — iron rods, knives. Family andharu sleep nunchi startled. Conflict violent ga. Lakshminarayana killed first — head injury. Wife Rukmini screamed, killed next. Rangaiah elder — cardiac arrest on the spot. Children — Sarada attempted to defend, killed. Venkatesh , Malati , Shankar , all killed in panic slaughter. 7 mandhi dead. Ruffians fled.
Morning 6 AM ki naaku papa shop open cheyyamani directed. Nenu 5:30 AM ki shop ki vachhaa. Sharma family intlo lopalinunchi oka silent , no sounds, which should be abnormal , morning prep sounds normal ga undevi family lo. Naa milk delivery errand 6 AM. Nenu door knock chesaa , no response. Push chesaa — door unlocked ga. Nenu entered.
Koduka , aa dhrusyam naaku inka naa conscience lo burned ga. 7 bodies aa intlo antha , Sarada's body main hall lo near the staircase. Nenu 19 years age lo , first time , such violence never seen. Nenu froze. 10 minutes maybe silent ga, then ran to my father. He came, alerted the police.
Investigation , Bhaskar Reddy police-political connections tho aa case officially 'unknown intruders' ga classified. Ruffians never prosecuted. Bhaskar Reddy aayana position lo safely continued. Naa family ki direct threat , 'witness ga silent ga undu' ani. Naa father Siddaiah intimidated but didn't fully submit , aayana ki court testimony gaaniki request undi kuda, kaani local pressure tho case cold ga chosen.
Property ownership legal complications. Sharma family lineage , Lakshminarayana's brother Venkatrao (Hyderabad-based, 1964 lo 42 years age) , aayana 1965 lo property ni inheritor ga legal transfer chesukunaaru. Kaani aayana emotional ga aa property ki avoidance , aayana aa intiki return cheyyaledu ever. Property rented ki ivvaleka, maintenance tho disconnect ga, aayana 1998 lo died heart attack. Aayana son Suresh (born 1970, Bangalore-based engineer) property ni inherit chesaadu , aayana kuda aa intiki personal connection minimal ga. Property legal ga Sharma-Venkatrao-Suresh line lo ippatiki.
→ Idey theme lo inka oka katha: Paranjyoti Akka
Nenu naa 19-year-old silent witness guilt ni carry chesaanu. Aa family ki nenu silent ga stood by for 6 decades. Naa own family tarwatha marriage, 4 children, grandchildren , normal life pursue chesaa. Kaani aa 1964 April 13 morning ki naa conscience never fully settled. Police procedure failed , naa personal witness voice failed , naa silent complicity. 'non-harm' ani concept aa time lo naaku clear ga teliyadu , kaani aa family ki daily diya ritual , oka personal penance practice as I came to understand it.
1964 May nunchi , oka month tarwatha , nenu daily diya start chesaa. Initially oka guilt-offset gesture ga. Decades tarwatha , aa family ki a mana ooru's own private memorial practice. Flame aa family's living spirit ki daily acknowledgment. Naa neighbor shopkeepers, mee uncle-family kuda witnessed ga , but never asked. Aa silence kuda a community's own way of honoring. Village voluntary memorial. Aa intlo aa 7 souls , vaallu ikkada untaaru. Kaani peace ga kaadu , justice without , stuck ga. Naa daily diya vaallaki minor consolation , aa days the shop's morning's bright flame seems to glow aa intiki side.
Bhaskar Reddy 1984 lo died cancer tho. Aayana family inherited wealth, moved to Hyderabad, lost ooru link. Suresh Sharma ki aa land oka empty asset ippudu , sell chesi proceed to take. Kaani aayana 2020 ki Bangalore nunchi ooru ki oka visit , aa intiki briefly stopped, saw my diya. Aayana naaku meet ayinaadu — aa tenth visit in my 6 decades of ritual."
Akshay: "Thaata , Suresh aayana ki meeku meetup ayinappudu em jarigindhi?"
Munisiddappa: "Suresh naaku oka thank-you cheppadaaniki vacchaaru. Aayana Venkatrao uncle nunchi oral history inherited ga , aayana naaku ee daily diya practice gurinchi know-how , aayana own ongoing honoring ga. Kaani aayana ki deeper ga justice ki a sense , incomplete. Aayana 2021 lo oka local lawyer tho — Nizamabad district bar — Bhaskar Reddy's 1964 case re-open cheyyadaaniki possibilities check. 57 years old case, original witnesses mostly dead, evidence long gone. Technically formal prosecution impossible , but public-record historical correction possible via district gazetteer or oral-history project. Aayana Tom-Rao Oral History Project (fictional initiative) ki case details submit chesaaru 2021 ki. Story district historical records lo now appears as a documented atrocity of 1964. Formal prosecution no , public record-based acknowledgment yes.
Plus , Suresh property-sale plan ki pivot chesaaru 2022 lo — aayana property ni sell cheyyakundaa, a small community space ga convert cheyyadaaniki decision , a library for local Sarangpur Road children. 2023 ki construction modification , 2024 April 13 , 60th anniversary of Sharma family deaths , 'Sharma Memorial Reading Room' inaugurated. Small plaque outside: 'In memory of Lakshminarayana Sharma, headmaster, and his family , 1964.' Local school children use the reading room for after-school study. Books donated by community. Memorial's silent custodian , nenu, 80-year-old shopkeeper next door. Diya practice continues, aa reading room roof meedha morning ritual."
Akshay silent ga listened. Aayana kannalu konchem moist.
Akshay: "Thaata , meeru 61 years silent ga justice ki service chesaaru. Naaku inka oka question , meeku aa intlo 'family' untaaru ani chepparu initially. Vaallu , ante , meeku kanipisthaara?"
Munisiddappa: "Koduka , prathi morning diya light chesina tarwatha, 30 seconds silent ga stand avuthaa. Aa 30 seconds lo , visible ga kaadu , kaani naaku sensed ga, 7 ni acknowledgments , faint ga. Rukmini amma's morning blessings, Sarada's youthful silent laugh, Shankar's child-giggle. Vaallu peaceful kaadu full ga , kaani acknowledged ga. Diya flame daily bridge ga. 2024 reading room inauguration tarwatha, aa sensing oka shift , less heavy. Vaallu ippudu children's voices lopala in the reading room re-integrated ga feel. Aa post-inauguration morning , first time , naaku oka specific warmth , Sarada laugh light ga kaani clearer ga. Aayana aa room ni accept chesaaru family's memory ga restored. Aa 60th year ki a partial peace."
Akshay: "Thaata , meeku health ga undu. Aa practice , 61 years , naaku lesson aipoyindhi. Meeru enthanti peaceful ga untaaru this ritual tho."
Munisiddappa: "Koduka , nenu entha continuous ga run cheyyalugalugutaa teliyadu , maybe 85 ki 90 varaku. Ippatiki strong ga. Naa son Ravindra , aayana age 48, tahsildar office lo pani chestaaru Nizamabad lo , aayana daily practice ni aware ga, aayana continue cheyyadaaniki commit aipoyadu naa tarwatha. Diya's continuity family's generational responsibility ga established. Suresh's grand-kids , Bangalore lo ippudu , aayana family's memory ki pride ga feel chestaaru reading room tho. Rendu families , Sharma line and mine , ippudu tho a restored connection."
Akshay aa rathri oka journal entry rasaadu (aayana ee story's narrator indirectly through another level) — "Aa 60-year-old daily diya , silent ga shop-keeper's penance ga , ippudu public record ga, memorial reading room ga, community's living history ga. Oka single gesture's multi-generational impact. Silence that harms is violence ; silence with daily light is witness. Munisiddappa thaata oka model ga , ordinary person's extraordinary discipline."
Akshay ippudu Bangalore ki return ayinaadu, aayana IT career continues, kaani aa summer's story ni oka personal anchor ga carry chestaaru. Aayana 2025 Diwali ki Nizamabad ki return planned — Sarangpur Road reading room lo a book donation drive aayana coordinating aipoyadu Bangalore-based South Asian Students Association tho.
Munisiddappa thaata 2026 ki 81 years age, diya continues. Shutters neighbor intlo ippudu half-open ga , reading room hours daily 4 PM to 7 PM, children inside reading, laughing. Diya morning ki same platform , morning flame visible to the passersby. Sharma family , physically passed 61 years , spiritually ippudu children's learning space lo acknowledged ga. Peace partial , continuous ga.
Author's note
→ Pakkana ee story kuda chadavandi: Vetti Baana
2024 lo Nizamabad ki oka business work trip ki velli nenu , client ki technical consultation — aa trip lo Sarangpur Road old market area lo nenu personally walked 30 minutes , chai break lo. Aa area lo ippatiki 1950s-1960s era shops ga original ga running avuthaayi , small kirana, pan shops, tailor shops, clock-repair. Vaallu owners mostly 70+ age, 2nd or 3rd generation shop keepers ga. Aa intense continuity naaku respectable ga. Oka specific shop pakkana oka empty-looking building , shutters closed, but oka small diya flame on its door ledge , nenu observed ga. Shop owner tho casual chat lo — "aa family chanipoyaaru," ani oka brief answer. Full story teliyadu, kaani aa scene ki emotional weight naaku stayed. Ee story ni aa scene inspired ga construct chesaanu — 1964 Sharma family incident fictional, ruffians fictional, Bhaskar Reddy fictional, Munisiddappa fictional. Kaani Nizamabad's old market ka community memory-keeping patterns real. 2024 Bonalu week lo Nizamabad Ujjaini Mahankali temple festival chaala large-scale attendance , local shopkeepers' continuities ki intact ga. Meeku ilaanti daily-light traditions gurinchi telusaa mee area lo? Comments lo share cheyyandi.
— Sai Kiran · Lighted Tales
© 2026 Sai Kiran Pandrala / Lighted Tales · https://teluguhorrorstories.blogspot.com
Real-world context: Wikipedia — Telangana
Original Telugu horror fiction. Folk-source material where referenced is public domain.
Modern characters, apartments, companies, and phone numbers are fictional.
Any resemblance to real persons, businesses, or events is coincidental.
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