Kesarwani General Store

You can find us at 84/74 in Acharya Nagar which is a well-known part of Kanpur. We are situated very close to Gunjan Talkies so on the weekends when a big movie is playing the whole street gets packed with scooters and people. It’s a lively place to have a shop. We have been here for years selling general items that every household needs. The shop isn't very large and sometimes it gets a bit messy with boxes piled up near the entrance. We try to keep it organized but during the evening rush it is hard to stay on top of everything. The heat in Kanpur can be quite something and the shop gets stuffy in May and June. We have an old fan that rattles a bit but it does the job of moving the air around. People from the nearby houses are our main customers and we know most of them by name. We see their kids growing up and coming in to buy sweets after school. It’s a very grounded way of living. We don't do any big advertising or anything like that. People just know we are here near the cinema hall. Sometimes we sit on the wooden bench outside when things are slow and watch the traffic go by. It’s just a normal general store doing its thing every day without making any big fuss.