Ravi Kirana & General Store

Ravi Kirana & General Store is found at Shop No. 14-2-517/1 in the Chandan Wadi area of Goshamahal. Our shop is tucked away in a place where people live and work closely together. It’s a simple setup with rows of shelves holding things like cooking oil, rice, and cleaning supplies. The floors are plain cement, and we keep the stock stacked in the back where there’s a bit more room. Goshamahal is a busy part of the city, and our street in Chandan Wadi has a lot of life to it. We open up early in the morning to catch the people heading out for their day. I spend my time weighing out sugar or lentils and tying them up in plastic bags. The shop has a bit of a dim feel to it, which actually helps keep it a little cooler during the hot afternoons. We have a small television in the corner that we keep on for the news. Sometimes the electricity goes out, and we just use flashlights until it comes back. It’s not a corporate place with uniforms or anything like that. We just wear our regular clothes and talk to everyone like friends. The counter is covered in a sheet of old linoleum that’s starting to peel at the edges. We keep a ledger for the regular customers who pay at the end of the month. It is a very basic way of running a store, but it has worked for us for a long time.