Awasthi General Store

We’ve been running Awasthi General Store here at Mirpur Cantt for quite a while now. If you ever walk by Plateform No-1, you’ll see our shop right there at 2/2. Being so close to the station means we see a lot of faces, mostly people rushing to catch a train or coming home after a long day at work. We try to keep a bit of everything on the shelves because you never know what someone might need at the last minute. It gets pretty busy during the morning rush, but that’s just how things are around here in Kanpur. We aren't doing anything fancy. It is just a regular shop where we sell things like soap, biscuits, and tea. My family helps out when it gets crowded. Sometimes the electricity goes out and we just sit outside for a bit until it comes back. People around here know us by name, and we know what they usually buy before they even ask for it. It’s a simple life running a store near the tracks. We don’t have any big corporate goals or anything. We just open up early, sweep the floor, and wait for the first customer to stop by. Sometimes the trains are loud, but we’ve gotten used to that over the years. If you are in the 208004 area and need a quick snack or some washing powder, we are usually around.