Balaji Hosiery & General Store

We have the shop in Morar Bazaar, right in the thick of things in Gwalior. It is called Balaji Hosiery & General Store. It is a very busy area, and there is always some kind of noise from the market outside. We have all sorts of hosiery and small general items packed into the space. It is a bit of a tight fit, especially when more than two people are inside at the same time. My uncle was the one who started this place, and I have been here helping out for years. The shelves are mostly made of old wood and they are full of boxes. Sometimes it takes a moment to find the right size for someone because things get moved around. The ceiling fan is old and wobbles, but we don't really notice it anymore. People come in looking for specific things, and we just point them to where they need to look. It’s loud outside with all the rickshaws and vendors shouting. Inside, it has that smell of new clothes and cardboard boxes. We drink tea brought from the small stall down the street twice a day. We do not use any computers here, just a simple notebook to keep track of what we earn. The lights are a little dim in the back corner, but we know exactly where everything is kept. It’s just a normal shop in Morar where we spend our days from morning until the market shuts down.