Bharatdwaj General Stores

Bharatdwaj General Stores is located at number 223 in Sikanderpur Village, right off the MG Road. Because we are so close to the main road and the Metro station, we get a mix of local villagers and people just passing through. The shop is filled from floor to ceiling with everything from bags of lentils to bars of soap. It gets a bit tight in here when more than three people come in at once. I usually stand behind the wooden counter all day. We start early, around seven, because people need milk and bread before they go to work. The noise from the traffic on MG Road is constant but we do not notice it much anymore. We keep some cold drinks in the fridge which is very popular during the summer months. My father started this place and now I run it with my younger brother. We have to keep an eye on the stock every night so we can order more for the next morning. It is a lot of lifting heavy boxes and counting change. We do not use any fancy computer systems, just a notebook where we write things down. Sometimes kids come in with just a few coins for some candy. It is a busy life but we know everyone in the village and that makes the days go by faster. We are just a local shop serving the neighborhood.