Dinesh Kumar Jain S

If you know Chickpet, you know how crowded it gets, especially down DS Lane. We are tucked away in Har Market at number 17, right near Kisanlal Phoolchand. It’s a busy little spot and we’ve been here for many years. The shop isn't very large, so we have to stack things high up to the ceiling. You have to watch your head when you walk in. Dinesh is usually here every morning opening up the shutters before the crowds really start pouring in. It gets very noisy with all the people and the handcarts pushing past in the lane. We deal with a lot of regular customers who know us by name, and we like it that way. It’s mostly just hard work and keeping track of the inventory coming in from the suppliers. Sometimes it feels like there isn't enough hours in the day to get everything sorted. The light in the back of the shop is a bit dim, but we know where everything is kept. It’s a traditional way of doing business, very face-to-face. We don't spend money on fancy signs or anything like that. People find us because they know where we are or someone told them to come here. It’s a humble place, just a part of the daily life in the market. Sometimes the tea boy from across the lane brings us something hot while we work and we take a minute to talk.