Shri Vardhman General Store

I spend most of my days here at Shri Vardhman General Store. The shop is located in Gandhi Nagar, right near the Hanumaan Temple on Beawar Road in Mangliawas. It is a busy spot. Most mornings start with me pulling up the shutters while the tea stall nearby is just getting going. People stop in while they are on their way to the temple or just passing through Madanganj. It gets dusty outside because of the traffic on the main road, so I spend a lot of time wiping down the jars and packets. We keep the usual things people need for their kitchens and homes. Sometimes a neighbor comes in just to ask about the weather or tell a story about someone we both know. It is not a very big place, but we have been here for a while now. I try to keep everything stocked up so people don't have to go far for a single bar of soap or a kilo of sugar. Sometimes the delivery trucks are late and things get a bit messy behind the counter, but that is just how it goes. I know most of the faces that walk through the door. If someone is looking for a specific brand of spice and we don't have it, I usually tell them to wait until Tuesday. It feels good to be part of the community here near the temple. It is just a regular shop doing regular business every day. I handle the money, the stocking, and the cleaning all by myself most of the time.