Yogesh Kirana Store

Yogesh Kirana Store is located in Ward No.1 of Nanivali Village. We are quite close to the Manor Post Office here in Palghar. It’s a quiet area and most people who come here live just down the road. We sell the basic things like grains, sugar, tea, and some snacks for the kids. It’s a small shop in a rural spot so we know almost everyone who walks through the door. We’ve been here in Thane district for a long time now. My father used to handle things and now I take care of the daily work. The village life is slow and we like it that way. We don't have those big computer systems for billing, we just use a notebook and a pen. Sometimes the electricity goes out but we keep the doors open anyway. We get our supplies from the market in the taluka and bring them back here on the truck. It’s a lot of lifting and moving bags around. People come in to buy what they need for dinner or just to get some matches or oil. We try to keep everything fresh. The shop is part of our house actually. You can hear the sounds of the village while you shop. It’s nothing special to look at but it’s an honest way to make a living. We see the same faces every day and that’s the best part. When it rains, the shop gets a bit damp but we just mop it up and keep going.