Sudh General Store & Churi Bhandar

Sudh General Store & Churi Bhandar is our little shop at C-3 in Chanda Market. It is located on Talkatora Road, right in the Bulaki Adda area of Lucknow. We have a bit of a mixed business here. On one side, we have all the general grocery items that households need every day. On the other side, we have a nice collection of bangles, which is why we have Churi Bhandar in our name. The glass bangles make the shop look very bright and colorful when the light hits them. It is a very traditional kind of place. Most of the women from the nearby colonies come to us when they need a specific color of bangle for a festival or a wedding. Lucknow is full of culture, and we feel like a small part of that. The market area is always noisy with the sound of rickshaws and vendors shouting. Our store has old wooden counters and shelves that have been there since we started. It gets a bit dusty because of the main road, so we spend a lot of time cleaning the glass cases. We do not have a website or any big marketing plans. We just stay open until late at night so that people coming home from work can pick up their groceries or a set of bangles. It is a simple life and we just take things one day at a time.