Khanchand Jeevatram

Khanchand Jeevatram is located at D - 61 in Chandpole Bazar. We are right in the middle of the Anaj Mandi area which means there is grain and flour dust everywhere you look throughout the day. It is a very old part of the city and the shop really reflects that. The walls have seen a lot of years and the wooden counters are worn down from people leaning on them while they talk. Every morning the trucks come in to drop off the big sacks and it’s a lot of heavy lifting to get everything inside the stall before the sun gets too high. Chandpole Bazar is always crowded with shoppers and rickshaws so it can be hard to even walk down the street sometimes without bumping into someone. We spend our days weighing things out and talking to the regular customers who have been coming to us for decades. It is a noisy place with everyone shouting to be heard over the sounds of the market and the birds. The smell of the grains is very strong and it stays on your clothes long after you go home at night. We don't have computers or anything like that, just our ledgers and the old scales we have always used for the work. It is hard work and the days are long especially when the weather is hot and the air is thick with dust from the Mandi. But this is where we have always been and we just continue the routine at D - 61.