Yash Kirana & Patel General Stores

Our shop is over at 4, Tilak Path in the Rambagh area of Indore. We are right near the Jati Colony too. It’s a double kind of place, part kirana and part general store. We have big sacks of grains and smaller items like pens and notebooks. The building is old and the street is always full of life. Indore is known for its food and people around here are always looking for specific ingredients. We keep a lot of stuff packed into a small space. The shelves are wooden and they creak a little. We have been here for years, watching the kids in the colony grow up. Some who used to buy candy now come in to buy groceries for their own houses. We don't use any fancy computer systems for our inventory. We just know what is on the shelves by looking at them. The morning sun hits the front of the store around ten o'clock. We usually have a radio playing somewhere in the back, mostly just the news or some old songs. It’s a very local kind of place. You won't find any corporate logos or shiny displays here. Just regular goods and us sitting here ready to weigh out whatever someone needs. The Tilak Path gets busy in the evenings but we don't mind the noise much anymore. We just keep the lights on and help the neighbors.