Purnima General Store

Purnima General Store is located at number 124 in Shivaji Nagar, right near Borring Road and Kalwar Road. It’s a busy intersection and there’s always dust flying from the traffic. We keep the basics here like soap, biscuits, milk, and notebooks for the school kids. It’s a small room and we have to use every bit of space on the walls. Some things are hanging from the ceiling because there’s no more room on the shelves. My wife and I take turns sitting at the counter. In the mornings, it’s mostly people looking for milk and bread. In the evenings, the kids come by for sweets after school. We don't have a fancy cooling system, just a fridge for the cold drinks that hums loudly all day. Sometimes we run out of change and have to ask the neighbor shop for some. It’s just how things go in a neighborhood like this. We’ve lived in Shivaji Nagar for a long time, so we know when someone is having a bad day just by how they ask for their tea leaves. We aren't trying to compete with the big stores. We’re just here for the people who live nearby and need something quickly. It can get pretty cramped when three or four people are trying to get in at once. We just ask everyone to be patient. It’s a small local shop, nothing more than that. We try to keep the front step clean.