Rahul Pharma

You’ll find Rahul Pharma right by Bhagwan Parshu Ram Chowk in Puran Nagar. It’s a busy intersection, so there is always someone honking or yelling outside. The shop is filled with shelves that go all the way to the ceiling. We spend a lot of time organizing boxes of medicine and checking expiration dates on the bottles. It smells a bit like antiseptic in here. I sit behind the counter most of the day. People from the neighborhood come in with their prescriptions and we help them find what they need. It’s not a very big space, so we have to be careful not to trip over the deliveries that come in the afternoon. We have a small fridge in the back for the stuff that needs to stay cold. Sometimes the power goes out and we have to use the backup generator, which is really noisy and smells like fuel. My brother helps me with the inventory on weekends when it gets busy. We don't do much advertising; people just know we’re at the chowk. The floor is white tile and I try to keep it clean, but with all the foot traffic, it’s hard. We keep a ledger for the regular customers who pay at the end of the month. It’s a simple life for us. We open at ten and stay until the street lights come on. There’s a tea stall across the street where I get my lunch every day. We’ve been here in Puran Nagar for years.