Ashok Gen & Provision Store

We are located in the Ashok Vihar Central Market, and the shop number is 41398. Most people around here just call us Ashok Gen & Provision Store. It is a regular neighborhood shop where we try to keep everything people need, like lentils, rice, spices, and cleaning supplies. The shelves are packed all the way to the ceiling, so I often have to use a tall ladder just to get a bag of sugar down for someone. It gets very crowded in the mornings and then again in the evenings when everyone comes home from work. We keep big sacks of flour on the floor and crates of soda near the front door. I have a couple of boys who help me move the heavy stuff and take deliveries to the nearby apartment blocks on their cycles. Sometimes the cycles break down or it starts raining, which makes the deliveries late, but our regular customers know us and they don't mind too much. I don't use any computers for the shop; I still write everything down in a thick ledger book at the counter. It gets a bit dusty in the shop because we sell a lot of loose grains and flour. I have lived and worked in Ashok Vihar for a long time, so I’ve seen the kids in the neighborhood grow up and start coming in to buy things for their own homes. It’s a busy life, but it’s what I know.