Vinod Departmental Store

If you are in Model Town 2, you might have walked past Vinod Departmental Store at F-14/61. We are situated very close to the Santan Dharm Mandir, which is a big landmark around here. Delhi is a fast city, but in this little corner of Model Town, things feel a bit more familiar. I have been running this store for many years. It is a departmental store, so we try to keep a wide range of household goods and daily necessities. Most of our regular customers come in after visiting the mandir. I know their names and what they usually buy for their kitchens. The store isn't very large, so every inch of shelf space is used up. Sometimes it feels a bit cramped when three or four people are inside at once, but we manage just fine. I do most of the ordering and the stocking myself. My son helps out in the evenings when it gets crowded. The building at F-14/61 is older, and you can see it in the walls, but it has a lot of character. We don't do any flashy promotions or big ads. People come to us because we have been here for a long time and they know where we are. It is a basic, no-nonsense shop. I like the routine of opening the shutters every morning and seeing the neighborhood wake up. It’s just a normal business run by a normal family in the heart of Model Town.