Surjeet Karyana Store

Started here in Industrial Area A a long time back. It's 1801/B, just near Vijay Nagar in Ludhiana. The shop isn't anything fancy, just a regular karyana store where we keep the daily stuff people need. Every morning starts the same way, rolling up the heavy iron shutters around eight or so. The dust from the industrial units nearby always settles on the counters, so there is a lot of cleaning to do first thing. You see the same faces every day, mostly workers from the factories around here or people living over in Vijay Nagar coming in for their tea leaves, sugar, or some soap. Sometimes it gets really crowded in the evenings when shifts end. The shelves are packed pretty tight with all sorts of jars and packets, mostly because space is a bit tight. We don't have a big staff or anything, just a couple of us managing the billing and getting things down from the top racks with that wooden stick. It gets hot in the summer, but we have a couple of old fans that keep things moving. It is just a simple place in a busy part of town. Sometimes people just stand outside and talk for a bit before heading home. Nothing much has changed here over the years, same old counter, same old routine. We just keep things moving and try to stay stocked up on what people ask for. The floor is concrete and a bit worn out.