Khatri General Stores

Khatri General Stores has been sitting on this same street in Ahmedabad for a long time. We mostly sell the basic stuff that families use up every week. You won't find any flashy signs here, just the items piled up where they fit. We open early in the morning because that's when the neighbors start their errands. The 380001 zip code is our home, and we’ve seen the roads change while our shop stays mostly the same. My hands are usually dusty from moving crates around, and the floor could probably use a better sweep, but we stay busy. Some days are quieter than others, especially when it rains hard and people stay indoors. We don't spend money on ads or anything. Most people know we are here just by walking past on their way to work. It’s a simple life running a general store. We deal with suppliers, handle the cash, and try to remember who wanted that specific brand of soap. Sometimes we run out of things, but we always write it down on a scrap of paper to order more. It's just a local spot where you can grab what you forgot to buy earlier. Nothing more, nothing less. We just keep the lights on and help out whoever comes through the door every day.