Agarwal Deparmental Store

Agarwal Deparmental Store is situated right by the Main Bus Stand in Govind Puri, along Kalwar Road in the Jhotwara Industrial Area of Jaipur. Since we are near the industrial zone and the bus stand, we get a huge variety of people stopping in. Some are workers looking for a quick snack or a drink, while others are local residents doing their weekly grocery shopping. We call it a departmental store because we try to keep a bit of everything—flour, pulses, snacks, plastic buckets, and even some basic stationery. The shop is quite busy, especially when the buses arrive and a crowd spills out. I usually have a couple of boys helping me out with the heavy lifting and keeping the shelves tidy. It’s a lot of work to keep track of the inventory in such a busy spot, but we’ve got a rhythm now. The dust from the road is a constant battle, so we spend a lot of time cleaning things off. We aren't trying to be the biggest store in Jaipur, just a reliable one for the people in Jhotwara. We don't have any fancy mission statements or anything like that. We just open up early in the morning, sell our goods at a fair price, and close up when the day is done. It’s honest work and we've been doing it for years now. People seem to appreciate having a place that’s always there when they need it.