Mansalwa Food Store

Mansalwa Food Store is our small grocery shop at Shop No - 3 in J.P Chawl. We are tucked away in Rafai Lane Gali, which is in the Kaju Pada area of Kurla West. If you know where Parjapati Hall is, we are just a short walk from there. It’s a small shop, but we try to keep all the essentials. You can find flour, rice, spices, and snacks squeezed onto the shelves. It gets a bit crowded inside when more than three people are shopping at once, but that’s just how it is in Kurla. We spend most of our day talking to the people who live in the chawl. It’s a tight community. We don't have fancy scanners or a big staff. It’s usually just one of us behind the counter. Sometimes we run out of things if the delivery is late, but we try our best to keep everything in stock for the neighbors. The street outside is always full of life and noise. We’ve been here long enough that the shop feels like a second home. We don't put on any acts; we just sell food and try to help our neighbors get what they need for dinner. We have bags of chips hanging from the ceiling to save some space. There is an old wooden stool behind the counter where we sit when the street gets quiet for a few minutes. It’s a simple life but we enjoy being here in the middle of it all.