Pandit Kirana Store

Pandit Kirana Store is tucked away in C-Block over in the Sahibabad area. It’s located right there in Ganesh Puri, which is very close to Shalimar Garden. We have been sitting in this same spot for quite a few years now. It is not some big fancy supermarket, just a simple corner shop where we keep the usual pulses, rice, and soaps. People from the nearby flats usually drop in after they finish their work for the day. It gets pretty crowded in the evenings when everyone suddenly realizes they forgot to buy milk or sugar for their tea. We do our best to keep everything organized, though sometimes extra boxes pile up near the entrance when a shipment arrives. The street outside can get quite narrow with all the parked scooters and people walking by. My nephew helps out behind the counter when he isn’t busy with his college classes. We don’t really do any big advertising or posters. Word of mouth works just fine in a neighborhood like this. Most of our customers are neighbors we’ve known since they were little kids. It’s a simple life running a kirana shop in Ghaziabad. You see the same faces every day and you get to know exactly what they like to buy. Sometimes the delivery truck comes a bit late, and we have to wait around for it. That’s just part of the daily business. We keep the doors open until late so the office crowd can get their groceries. It is what it is.