Jivan Store

Manek Chowk is a place that never really sleeps, and our store is right in the middle of it. We are located in the Jainwadi Building, very close to the fruit market. You can always smell the fresh produce from next door. Ahmedabad summers are tough, but the thick walls of this old building keep it somewhat cool inside. We have been here for quite some time now. The store is filled with all sorts of things, and sometimes even I forget where we tucked away a specific item. It is a bit of a maze in here. Most of our customers are locals who have been coming to us for years. They don't even need to tell us what they want sometimes; we already know their list. We handle the daily business as it comes. It isn't a corporate setup with uniforms or anything like that. I usually wear whatever is comfortable and spend half my day on the phone or talking to vendors about the next delivery. The traffic around the fruit market makes it hard for cars to get close, so most people just walk in. It gets very loud in the evenings when the night market starts setting up right outside the door. We usually close up around then and head home. It's a good life, even if it gets a bit hectic during the festival seasons when everyone is out shopping for the holidays.