Brij Lal Sushil Kumar

The shop is at number 2 in the Arya Samaj Mandir Market, which is right near the Town Hall in New Moti Nagar. It’s crowded. This market is a very old part of the neighborhood and it gets extremely busy in the evenings when everyone is out. Brij Lal Sushil Kumar has been here for a long time. It started with the elders. Now we are the ones opening the shutters every morning. The shop itself is quite small. We have things stacked up high on the shelves. It’s a bit of a maze inside and sometimes we have to move three things just to get to one single item. We don't use computers. Most of our records are just written down in thick ledgers or kept in our heads. We know our customers. Many have been coming here since they were children. It’s a friendly place where people stop by just to say hello even if they aren't buying anything today. We have a small bench outside. We sit there when things are quiet. The noise from the temple is always there in the background. It feels strange when it's quiet. The walls are covered with old calendars from years ago. We have a small light that flickers sometimes when the voltage is low. We don't have any big goals of expanding. We've seen the market change over the years, but our shop stays much the same. We just like being a part of this community. It’s a simple life. We are content.