Navdurga Dhanya Bhandar

Our shop, Navdurga Dhanya Bhandar, has been here in Bhandup West 19 for quite some time now. It is just a simple place filled with sacks of rice, wheat, and different kinds of pulses. Most days start early with the tempo arriving to drop off new stock. We spend a lot of time weighing out grains and packing them into smaller bags for the people who live around here. Sometimes the dust from the flour gets everywhere, but that is just part of the job. It is a bit cramped inside because we try to keep as many varieties as possible. We know most of our customers by name since they have been coming to us for years. It is not a fancy supermarket or anything like that. We just have simple wooden shelves and a heavy weighing scale that has seen better days. You can find us easily if you know the lane. There is usually a bit of a crowd in the evenings when everyone is heading home from work. We mostly deal with the basic stuff people need for their kitchen every day. It gets hot in the summer with all the sacks piled up, but we manage with the old ceiling fan. We don't really do much advertising. People just walk in, tell us what they need, and we pack it up for them. It is honest work and keeps us busy from morning till night. We just try to keep the stocks fresh. That is how things go here.