Abdul Momin General Store

This store is tucked into Ganga Vihar, specifically at 24A/2. It’s on the Kda Road in Jajmau, Kanpur. If you know where the Durga Mandir is, then finding us is pretty easy because we are right in that vicinity. Kanpur is a busy place, and Jajmau has its own kind of rush, especially with the traffic on the main road. The shop itself is small but we try to keep a bit of everything. From morning till the shutters go down at night, there is always something to do. Usually, it’s people from the neighborhood popping in for a packet of milk or some sugar they forgot to buy earlier. The floor is concrete and we have wooden shelves that have seen better days, but they hold the weight of the jars and packets just fine. It gets a bit dusty with the road being so close, so we spend a lot of time wiping things down. There isn’t a lot of space for people to stand inside when it’s busy, so folks often wait outside and chat. It’s a local spot where you hear all the neighborhood news. We don't do anything special, just sell the regular stuff people need for their kitchens and homes. The Durga Mandir bells ring in the background and that’s how we mark the time passing. It’s a simple life here in 208010, just running the store day by day.