Vishal Ayurvedic Aushadhi Bhandar

Our shop is located at 6 Bhandup West, right on the 13th Main Road. We’re near the G V Krishnareddy area and we’re sitting right opposite Dreams Mall. It’s a bit of a contrast having a traditional aushadhi bhandar right across from a big modern shopping mall, but we like the spot. The air inside our shop always smells like dried herbs and oils, which is a lot different from the smell of the street outside. We have wooden shelves that go all the way to the ceiling, packed with jars and bottles of all sizes. Most of the labels are handwritten or a bit faded from the sun. It’s a small space, so when more than two people come in at once, it feels very crowded. We spend a lot of time weighing things out or looking for specific roots and powders that someone asked for. The traffic on 13th Main Road is almost always heavy, and you can hear the horns honking all day long. We don't have a computerized billing system or anything like that; we still use a paper ledger and a calculator. It’s a quiet kind of work compared to the chaos of the mall across the road. We’ve been here for a good while, and we know most of the people who walk past our door. It’s a simple life, focused on the products we keep on our shelves.