Ashirwad General Store

Ashirwad General Store is found at 294/12, Patni Pura, right on the New Dewas Road. We are in the Shivaji Nagar area of Indore, zip code 452003. A lot of people know us because we are near the Bharav Baba Mandir. The shop is a small, rectangular space packed with all the daily necessities like soap, oil, and spices. We have been here for a while and the neighborhood has grown a lot around us. New Dewas Road gets very dusty, so I spend a lot of time with a duster trying to keep the packets clean. It is a modest place with a cement floor and some old glass jars on the counter for candies. The customers are mostly people who live in the nearby houses in Shivaji Nagar. They come in for a quick chat and to pick up whatever they forgot to buy at the big market. We don't have any big signs or bright lights. Just a small bulb inside and the natural light from the street. Sometimes the stray dogs sit near the entrance to stay cool, and we don't mind as long as they don't block the way. It is a very normal shop and we do our best to keep the shelves full of the things people use every day.