Mohit Kirana & General Store

You can find us at Nayapura Khai Road. Mohit Kirana & General Store is basically a place where we stock everything from cooking oil to those small candies that children like so much. The shop sits on a busy stretch, and there is always some noise from the traffic outside. I usually start the day by checking what ran out yesterday. Sometimes I forget to order something and then I have to tell a neighbor to come back later. It happens. We aren't trying to be the biggest shop in town. We just want to make sure the locals can get their daily groceries without traveling too far. The shelves are packed pretty tight because the room isn't that large. On hot afternoons, it gets quiet, and I sit near the fan waiting for the evening rush. That’s when everyone comes home and realizes they need sugar or salt for dinner. We use a simple ledger to keep track of things. Sometimes the bags of flour are heavy to move, but that is part of the work. Living and working on Khai Road means seeing the same faces every day, which is nice. It’s just a normal store run by normal people. We don't have any fancy displays or bright lights. Just the goods people need for their kitchens and homes sitting right there on the wooden shelves. I usually sweep the floor twice a day because of the dust. It's a living.