Rahul Kirana & General Stores

We have been running Rahul Kirana & General Stores out of Shop No.11 in the Ashoka building for a good while now. It’s right there in Ashoka Garden in Bhopal, not too far from Parihar Chauraha. Being near the chauraha means we see a lot of people passing by every single day. We sell the usual things people need for their kitchens and homes. Sometimes we run out of something because the truck didn’t show up on time, but that’s just how it goes sometimes. The shop isn't fancy or anything like those big malls. We just have shelves full of bags of rice, lentils, and little things like soap or matches. Usually, it's just one or two of us here at the counter. We know most of the neighbors who come in to buy their morning milk or some tea leaves. Bhopal gets quite hot in the summer, so we keep the fan going all day. Sometimes the light goes out, but we just wait it out. It is a simple life running a store like this. We don’t have any big meetings or plans; we just open the shutter in the morning and close it at night. If you live around Ashoka Garden, you probably know where we are already. We just try to keep the basics in stock so families around here don’t have to go too far for their daily needs.