Deepak General Store

Deepak General Store is located near the S.B.I. Tiraha on Jail Road in Lucknow. Being near the bank junction means there are always people around, especially during the day when the bank is open. I see a lot of folks stopping by after they finish their bank work. They might need a cold drink or some small item they forgot to buy earlier. The shop isn't very large, so things are piled up pretty high. I have to be careful when I reach for something on the top shelf so I don't knock over a whole row of biscuit packets. It’s just how it is when you try to fit everything into a small space. I’ve got my routine down now, opening up the shutters and setting out the display items. The traffic at the Tiraha can be quite loud with all the horns and bikes, but you get used to it after a few years. I don’t have fancy displays or anything like that. People know what I have and they just ask for it. Sometimes we chat about the news or how the prices of things keep going up. It feels like a small community even though we are on a main road. My goal is just to keep the shelves filled so nobody leaves empty-handed. It’s a simple way to spend the day, serving the people who live and work around Bangla Bazar.