Prahald Raj Keshav Das

We are located at shop number 35 in Vijay Market in Kota. It’s a local spot that most people in the neighborhood know well. We’ve been here at this address for quite a long time now. The market isn't the biggest in the world, but it stays busy enough with people from the surrounding areas coming in for their daily needs. Our shop is pretty basic. We have shelves lined with what we sell, and we try to keep things in some kind of order, though it doesn't always stay that way when things get busy. Kota has a lot of movement, especially with all the students and families, and we see a bit of that here in Vijay Market too. We start our day by opening the shutters and getting things ready for the first few people who show up. There’s nothing very special about how we operate. We just show up and do the work. We don't have a big marketing plan or a fancy website. If people need something, they know where shop 35 is. We spend our time talking to the other shopkeepers and looking after the customers who walk in. It’s a quiet, steady life running a business here. We just take things one day at a time and try to keep the shop running as best as we can. It’s not much, but it’s our living and we take it seriously enough to be here every day from morning till night.