Swanand General Store

Swanand General Store is right on Hingna Road in Wanadongri, Nagpur. It is a simple place where we sell stuff people use every day. I start the day early by setting out the crates and checking if we have enough milk and bread. The shop isn't very large so we have to stack things high up on the shelves. Sometimes I need a stool just to reach a packet of tea or some matches. It gets dusty because of all the traffic on the road outside, but I try to wipe the counters when I get a spare minute. People stop by on their way to work to get small things like pens or snacks. I have lived in Nagpur for a long time and this shop is just what I do now. We don't have any air conditioning so in the summer we just use a small table fan. It doesn't do much but it helps a little. I keep a ledger for the regular customers who come every week. We have various kinds of soaps and shampoos and the usual spices for cooking. It is a lot of standing around and waiting for people, then suddenly being very busy for an hour. That is just how the day goes here in Wanadongri. It is a decent living and I know most of the faces that come in. There is no point in being fancy when people just want their groceries.