Sharma Provision & General Store

Our store is tucked away at B-20 in J P Colony, which is right by the Tonk Phatak area. It’s one of those neighborhood shops that has a bit of everything if you look hard enough. We keep the front of the shop busy with things like newspapers and small snacks that people grab while they are passing by. Further back, the shelves are filled with heavy bags of flour, jars of spices, and bottles of shampoo. The aisles are quite narrow because we try to fit as much as possible into the space we have. It can get a little dark in the corners when the clouds are out, but we have a couple of tube lights that do the job. We know most of the people who live in J P Colony by name since they’ve been coming here for years. They usually stop to talk for a minute about the weather or how the local traffic is getting worse near the phatak. We spend a lot of time weighing out items and bagging them up in small plastic or paper wraps. The counter is old wood and has been worn smooth in the center from all the bags being pushed across it. It’s a simple life, opening early and staying until the last few people finish their evening errands. We don't have any big advertisements or anything. We just keep the door open and wait for the regulars to come in for their daily supply of milk and bread.