Lalit Kumar Omprakash Maheshwari General Store

Our store has a long name, Lalit Kumar Omprakash Maheshwari General Store, but most people just know us as the shop at 14 Marothiya Bazar. We are right in the heart of Indore. Marothiya Bazar is an old place, and it has that specific feel of a traditional market. We’ve been part of this for a long time. The shop is filled with all sorts of things, and sometimes it’s hard to find a place to stand when we get a new shipment in. We spend our days dealing with wholesalers and then selling to the people who come into the bazar. It is a lot of talking and a lot of lifting heavy bags. The air in the bazar is always full of different smells and sounds. We don't use any corporate talk here; we just tell it like it is. If we have it, we sell it. If we don't, we might tell you where else to look. It’s a family-run kind of thing, and that means we all pitch in. Sometimes the kids are helping out after school, or we are all staying late to finish the accounts. It’s not a glamorous life, but it is our life. We’ve seen the bazar change over the years, but the way we run our store stays pretty much the same. We just provide what people need and try to be fair.