Jagdish Kirana Store

Out here in Datt Nagar, things move at their own pace. Being in Ranjagaon near Gangapur, we see a lot of local folks coming in for their monthly rations. The store isn't very big, but we pack it with as much as we can. We have big tins of oil and bags of flour sitting on the floor. It’s a bit of a walk for some people, so we try to make sure we have the basics they need so they don't have to go all the way into the main city. The air in Aurangabad can get pretty dry, so we always have cold drinks in the small fridge. Dealing with the kirana business means your hands are always a bit dusty from the grain. We don't mind it. My family helps out sometimes when it gets busy in the evenings. Most of our customers are from the nearby houses in Datt Nagar. They come in and ask for things by name, and we just grab it from the shelf. It’s a simple way to live. We don't have fancy displays, just wooden racks and old jars. Sometimes the power goes out, and we use a torch to find things, but nobody seems to care much. We just keep the tally in the notebook and keep going. It’s just us doing our work here in the village area.