Shivkrupa Provision & General Stores

You can find us on the ground floor of Gangotri Apartment, right near the St Colony on Gangapur Road in Nashik. It’s a quiet enough spot compared to the main market area, but we stay busy with the families living in the building and the ones nearby. We sell provisions, so mostly the stuff you’d need for your pantry or cleaning the house. The shelves go all the way up to the ceiling, and I usually have to use a small stool to reach the items on the top. It’s a bit of a tight squeeze when more than three people are inside at once. Nashik gets quite cool in the winters, which is nice, but during the monsoon, we have to be careful about the dampness coming in from the street. The ground floor location is handy for people who don’t want to walk far with heavy grocery bags. We don’t have fancy displays or neon lights. It’s just wooden counters and metal racks filled with jars and packets. Sometimes the delivery truck blocks the entrance for a few minutes while we unload, but the neighbors are used to it. I spend most of my time behind the counter, weighing things out or writing down what people owe. It’s a straightforward business. We open when the sun comes up and close late once everyone has finished their evening shopping. It's just a regular shop in a regular neighborhood, nothing more.