Mahadev Anaj Bhandar

Mahadev Anaj Bhandar is located on College Road, right at I G Market 1. It’s a good spot because there are always people walking by. We handle grain, mostly in large quantities. The bags are stacked high against the walls, sometimes reaching almost to the ceiling. It’s a bit dark inside because we don't have many windows, but we have enough light to see what we are doing. The scales are the most important thing we own. We spend the day weighing and re-weighing to make sure everything is right. The dust from the wheat and rice gets into everything, even your hair. We usually have a radio playing in the background to keep us company while we work. It’s just me and a couple of others most days. We don't have a big marketing plan or anything like that. We just open the doors and wait for the regulars to come in. Sometimes students from the nearby college stop by to ask for directions or just to look around. We tell them it’s just a grain shop. It’s steady work. It doesn’t change much from year to year, which is fine by us. We know our neighbors and we know our business. That's enough to keep us going.