Syam Kirana Store

My name is Syam and I run this small kirana shop out here on N H 8 Ajmer Road. We are located in Gram Nasroda, which is a bit of a distance from the main Jaipur city, but we like it here. It’s mostly just me and sometimes my nephew helping out when school is closed. We started this place because people in the village had to travel way too far just to get basic things like flour or tea leaves. Now, they just walk over to see us. The shop stays quite busy because the highway is right there, so we get a lot of truck drivers stopping for cold drinks or tobacco. It’s a simple life. I spend most of my day sitting behind the wooden counter, weighing out pulses and packing them in small plastic bags. The shelves are a bit crowded and maybe a little dusty from the road traffic, but we try to keep everything organized. Sometimes the supplies don't arrive on time because of traffic on the highway, but we manage. We aren’t a big supermarket or anything like that. We just have the things you need for your kitchen every day. I know most of the people who come in by their first names. We talk about the weather or the crops while I finish their billing. It’s just how we do things in Nasroda. Nothing fancy, just a local store for local people.