Nath Kirana Store

Nath Kirana Store sits right by the Railway Gate on Railway Road. If you are heading through Talai Bazar, you’ll see us right there. It’s a busy spot because of the trains passing by all the time and the gate going up and down. The noise becomes something you just get used to after a few days of working here. We sell groceries and small household items mostly. People stop in while they are waiting for the gate to open or when they are coming back from the market. It’s a small shop, but we pack a lot into the space we have. Boxes are usually stacked up in the corners because there’s never enough room for everything. My hands are usually a bit dusty from handling the sacks of flour and grains. We don’t have any fancy displays or anything like that. It’s just wooden shelves and old counters. Sometimes the power goes out and we just use a torch until it comes back. That’s just how things go around here. Neighbors come in for their tea leaves or oil and we catch up on the local news. It’s a steady kind of work. We’ve been at this location for a good while now. The railway tracks are right there, so there is always movement outside. We just keep doing what we do, day in and day out. It's a simple kirana shop for the local folks who need their daily supplies without any fuss.