New Millan General Store

Our little shop, New Millan General Store, is located right on Begampura Road here in Aurangabad. If you know where the Arab Masjed is, then you’ve probably walked past us many times. We are just a few steps away from there. It’s a quiet enough street most days, though it picks up during prayer times when more people are walking around. We sell a bit of everything, mostly the small things you realize you’ve run out of at the last minute. Soap, biscuits, pens, and basic kitchen supplies are always on the shelves. The shop isn't very big, so we have to stack things pretty high to make space. It’s been our family’s way of life for some time now. We open up early in the morning, usually around the time the sun is just coming up. The walls could probably use a fresh coat of paint, but we haven't gotten around to it yet because we are always busy serving someone or cleaning the glass jars. People from the Begumpura area come by to chat as much as they do to buy things. We don't have a website or anything like that. We just focus on what’s in front of us. If a kid comes in with a few coins for candy, we find something for them. It’s a simple life running a store like this. We just make sure the locals have a place nearby where they can grab their essentials without any fuss.