Goutam Kening And General Store

Goutam Kening And General Store is located right in the middle of the Kota Junction Sabji Mandi area. If you know the vegetable market, you know how busy it gets, especially in the very early hours of the morning when the trucks arrive. We have to open up while most of the city is still sleeping because that’s when the foot traffic starts. Our shelves are packed with all kinds of daily items that people need. It’s a bit of a squeeze inside because we try to keep a bit of everything, from soap to snacks and household stuff. The smell of fresh vegetables from the stalls outside is always there, and the ground is usually a bit messy because of the market bustle. We don’t have a lot of space for sitting around, so we stay on our feet most of the day. Some customers have been coming to us for decades, and they know where every item is kept better than we do sometimes. It’s a loud place to work with all the shouting from the mandi sellers, but it’s home for us. We don't have any big advertisements or shiny signs. People just know us as the general store near the sabji mandi where they can grab what they need on their way home. It’s a simple life, just serving the community and keeping the shop running despite the chaos of the market.