Deepa General Store

Deepa General Store is located right along the Kishangarh Ajmer Road, so it stays pretty noisy most of the day. I spend my afternoons sitting on a small wooden stool near the entrance watching the cars and bikes go past. The shop isn't fancy, just a room filled with rows of snacks, household cleaners, and those big glass jars full of colorful candies that the local kids like. My hands usually have a bit of dust on them from moving the flour sacks around or stacking the new crates of soda that arrive on Tuesdays. It’s a lot of work keeping everything straight, especially when several customers come in at once asking for different things. I try to keep the most common items near the front so I don't have to keep running to the back. Sometimes the power goes out and we just sit there in the dark for a bit until it comes back, chatting with whoever is inside. The walls are painted a pale color that has faded over the years, but it feels like home to me. I don't bother with much advertising because everyone around here already knows where we are. We just keep the doors open and wait for the next person to walk in needing a lightbulb or a packet of spice for their dinner. It's just a regular place for regular people who live around this part of the road.