Asha Store

Asha Store is located at 12/2/A Sri Gopal Mallick Road in Ariadaha. It’s one of those old neighborhoods where the houses are built close together and the lanes are a bit narrow. The store is on the ground floor, and we’ve been here for quite some time now. We sell the usual household goods, from soap and shampoo to bags of rice and flour. The shelves reach all the way to the ceiling, so we often have to use a small wooden ladder to reach the items on top. It’s a family-run place, so you’ll usually see one of us sitting behind the counter while the others are out running errands or bringing in new stock. The ceiling fan hums all day, and we have a small radio that plays local stations in the background. We know most of our customers by their first names because they live just a few doors down or in the next block over. Sometimes they stay for a bit of gossip after they’ve bought what they came for. It’s not a big supermarket with bright lights and plastic baskets. It’s just a small shop where the floor is a bit uneven and the bags are packed by hand. We like the quiet pace of Ariadaha and the people who make up this community. We close up for a few hours in the afternoon for a nap.