Ramesh General Store

I run Ramesh General Store in Ramganj Mandi, which is in the Kota district. My name is on the sign but it feels like the shop belongs to the whole street sometimes. We sell all the basic stuff like biscuits, tea, toothbrushes, and laundry soap. The shop isn't very big, so I have to be careful about how I stack the boxes. Sometimes things fall over if I'm not careful. It’s a busy life here in the mandi area. There is always noise from the tractors and trucks passing by. I keep the store open from early morning until the sun goes down. People stop by on their way home from work to pick up things they forgot. I don't have a lot of help, maybe a nephew comes in sometimes to help me move the heavy crates of soda. We keep a cooler for cold drinks, but sometimes the power cuts make it hard to keep things chilled. I like talking to the regular customers about their families and the local news. We don't have any big sales or marketing tricks. We just sell things at the price on the packet. It’s a simple way to work. The walls could use a bit of paint, but I never seem to find the time to get it done. We just keep going day after day in this corner of Kota, serving the people who live nearby.