Gupta Kirana & General Store

We are at 62/310 Rajat Path in Mansarovar. It’s a quiet residential corner mostly. Gupta Kirana & General Store has been serving the families around here for a long time. We open early in the morning so people can get their milk and bread before work. The shop is filled with everything from pulses to soap. We know most of our customers by their first names. We know who likes which brand of tea or which rice they prefer. It’s not like those big supermarkets where nobody talks to you. We write down accounts in old registers sometimes if someone forgets their wallet. The shelves are wooden and a bit worn out now. We spend a lot of time weighing out bags of flour or sugar. There’s always a crate of eggs near the counter. It’s just a simple life running a kirana store. My son helps out after his school hours when things get busy. We have a small stool where we sit when there are no customers. We watch the neighborhood kids grow up and start coming here on their own. Sometimes we have to move the heavy sacks of rice around to make room for new deliveries. It’s a bit of a workout. We don't have any big signs or neon lights. Just the name on the board above the door. It’s enough for the people who live here.