Parsa General Store

Parsa General Store is located in the Shree Jalaram Industrial Estate in Rakhial, Ahmedabad. Being in an industrial estate means we see a different kind of crowd than a residential shop. Our address is number 28. We mostly serve the workers and the small businesses around here who need supplies during their shifts. It’s a lot of tea, snacks, and basic personal care items. The air around here always smells a bit like machinery and dust from the factories. The shop is a simple concrete room filled with racks. I’ve been here since the estate started getting busy. It’s not a glamorous place to work, but it’s steady. I spend my days tracking what sells fastest—usually it’s the quick meals and cold drinks. The sun hits the front of the shop pretty hard in the afternoon, so I usually hang a cloth to keep the heat out. I do all the accounts by hand in a ledger. It keeps my mind sharp. Sometimes people stop by just to chat for a minute before heading back to their units. We don’t have any big signs or neon lights. It’s just a place to get what you need and get back to work. I like the routine of it. We keep the prices as low as we can for the workers. Every morning I sweep out the dust that settles overnight and get the kettle ready for the first customer.