Arihant General Store

Down in Nala Bazar at the New Ambedkar Market, you’ll find Arihant General Store. It’s a crowded area and our shelves are packed tight with everything from soap to snacks. We try to fit as much as possible into this small space. There are sacks of flour on the floor and rows of jars filled with biscuits. We spend the day reaching for things on high shelves and counting change. It’s a bit chaotic during the evening when everyone is heading home and stops for groceries. We don't have an automated system for everything. We mostly remember the prices or look at the labels. The market is always buzzing with people talking and scooters pushing through the lanes. We’ve been here for a good while. Some of the wooden shelves are starting to sag under the weight of the goods. We don't mind. It’s a lived-in place. We sell the little things that people forget they need until they run out. It’s not a supermarket where you wander around with a cart. You just tell us what you want and we find it in the stacks. It’s a lot of walking back and forth in a tight space. We know which brands the locals like and which ones sit on the shelf too long. It's a noisy, busy place but we wouldn't want to be anywhere else.