Tejpal Kiryana Store

Tejpal Kiryana Store is located at Shop No-320 in Shastri Colony. Being in Old Faridabad means the lanes are a bit narrower and everything feels more lived-in. We are very close to the Gurudwara, so on certain days, the whole street smells like incense and food. I took over this shop a few years back. It’s a simple kiryana store. I don’t have any big signs or bright lights. Most of my customers are just the people living in the houses right next to us. They come in wearing their slippers to grab some lentils or oil. I spend a lot of time weighing out things on the scale. It's an old-fashioned way of doing things, but it works for us. The shop gets a bit dark in the back where I keep the extra stock, and I usually have to use a flashlight to find the bigger bags of atta. Sometimes the power goes out, which is common in this part of town, so we just sit in the doorway and wait for it to come back. I know most of the people who walk past. We talk about the weather or the local news while I bag their groceries. It’s a slow pace of life here in Shastri Colony. I don’t really want for much else, just a decent day of sales and a quiet evening.