Raj Kirna Store

Raj Kirna Store is located right here in Azad Nager Musakdi, which is a part of Indore that stays pretty active. The address is 1, Raj Kirna Store, and I’ve been working out of this spot for a good while. Every morning, I walk down to the shop and get everything ready. It’s mostly just shelves filled with grains, pulses, and the basic things families need for their kitchens. The 452003 area is where most of my life happens. I know the neighbors by their first names, and they know me. Dealing with the stock takes up most of my energy. Some days the bags of rice are heavy, and my back hurts, but the work has to be done. We keep things pretty straightforward here in Indore. There isn't any big sign or bright lights, just the shop name on the front. I spend a lot of time cleaning the glass jars or sweeping the front step because the dust from the road always finds its way inside. It’s a small space, but we manage to fit everything in. Sometimes the delivery trucks are late, which can be a bit of a headache, but we figure it out. Most of the people who come in live just a few streets away in Musakdi. It feels like a small community inside a big city. Just a normal store doing normal business every single day without much fuss or any big changes to the routine.