Babu Kirana & General Store

If you are walking down Khatipura Road, you will find us right across from the Masjid. Babu Kirana & General Store has been a part of this street for quite a while now. The road outside is always full of bikes and people walking by, so there is never a quiet moment. We deal mostly in kirana items, so there are always heavy bags of flour and rice sitting on the floor waiting to be weighed out. The smell of spices and grains is always thick in the air inside the shop. We don’t have much room for fancy displays, so everything is just stacked up where we can find a spot. Some of the wooden shelves have been there since we first opened, and they show their age. We spend our days measuring out sugar or pulses and talking to the neighbors. It’s a very local kind of life here on Khatipura Road. We don't use any fancy technology to run things, just a scale and some paper bags. When the prayer calls come from the Masjid across the road, it’s a nice moment of calm in a busy day. We see a lot of families who have lived here for generations. They come in for their monthly supplies, and we catch up on what’s happening in the neighborhood. It’s not a glamorous job, but it’s what we do. We just keep the doors open and make sure we have the essentials ready for anyone who stops in.