Rajesh Variety Store

Working at Rajesh Variety Store means being right in the middle of the action on 54 Feet Road. This part of Srinagar Pally in B-Zone is always buzzing with people going to work or coming back home. Our store is exactly what it sounds like—a place with a bit of everything. We have shelves that go all the way to the ceiling, and sometimes we need a stool to reach the stuff at the top. It can get a bit disorganized during the busy hours, but we usually tidy up before closing. We don’t have a fancy computer system for everything; a lot of it is just written down in our notebooks. The traffic on 54 Feet Road can get quite loud, especially with the buses passing by. We’ve been in this spot for a while, and the locals in Srinagar Pally know they can just drop in for whatever they forgot to buy earlier. It’s a small space, so you get to know the customers pretty well. Sometimes we just stand by the door and watch the street for a few minutes when things are slow. It isn't a high-end boutique or anything. It’s just a variety store where we try to keep the things people actually need. We open early and stay open until the street lights come on.