Maharashtra Stores

Maharashtra Stores is located at 187 R C Dutt Road, right in the Alkapuri area near the masjid. If you walk down that road, you’ll see us. It’s an old building, and the shop has that classic feel where things are stacked up high on the wooden shelves. We sell all sorts of daily items that people in Alkapuri need. It’s a bit of a tight squeeze when more than three people come in at once, but we like it that way. The floorboards sometimes creak when you walk to the back to look for something specific. Most of our day is spent talking to the neighbors who stop by for a few things on their way home. We know most of the families around here because we’ve been at this address for years. The R C Dutt Road gets quite busy in the evenings, and the sound of bells and the calls from the masjid are part of our daily background. We don't use any fancy computer systems for everything; a lot of it is still written down in big ledgers. It might seem a bit old-fashioned to some people, but it works for us and our customers seem to prefer it that way too. We just try to keep the shelves stocked with what people actually use every day. It’s a quiet life, mostly, just minding the store and watching the world go by from our front step while the traffic passes and the neighbors head into the masjid for their evening prayers.