Dilip Provision And General Store

We are sitting right here in Samta Nagar at Kranti Chowk in Aurangabad. Dilip Provision And General Store has been a part of this corner for some time. Being near Hitech Hospital means we see a lot of people passing by at all hours. Our shop is filled with the usual daily necessities. You’ll find things like tea leaves, sugar, different kinds of dals, and toiletries on our shelves. It’s a practical setup. We don’t have a fancy display, just sturdy wooden shelves and containers. Sometimes the floor gets a bit cluttered when a new shipment of oil tins arrives, but we clear it out as fast as we can. My hands are usually busy weighing out items or counting change. We get a lot of regulars from the nearby houses who just need a single thing like a matchbox or a loaf of bread. The summers here get quite hot, so we keep the fans going all day. It’s just me and a couple of helpers mostly. We don’t have a complicated system for things. If we run out of something, we just write it down on a piece of cardboard and order it for the next day. It’s a local store for local people. Nothing more, nothing less. We just keep the door open and wait for the morning rush to start. Having been in this spot for years, we know the rhythm of the street and the people who live here.