Chuni Lal & Sons

Our shop, Chuni Lal & Sons, is located at No.325 in Naval Pura. We are right by the Bijli Ghar No.1 in Kakrala, which is a landmark everyone knows around here. My grandfather was the one who first set things up in this area. It was much quieter back then, from what he told me before he passed. Now, there’s always something happening out on the street. We’ve kept the name the same all these years because it means something to the family and the regulars. The space inside is quite narrow, so we have to stack things high up on the shelves. Sometimes I have to get the old wooden ladder out just to reach a box for a customer. It’s a bit of a workout for my legs. We spend most of our time organizing the inventory and talking to the people who stop by for a chat. We aren’t trying to be the biggest place in Kakrala, just a steady one that people can rely on when they need something. The roof leaks a tiny bit when the monsoon rains are really heavy, so we have to move the stock around to keep it dry. It’s just one of those things you deal with when you’ve been in the same building for decades. My sons come in after their classes to help with the heavy lifting and the bookkeeping. It’s a team effort and we mostly just enjoy being part of the neighborhood.