Mahalaxmi Kirana Store

Mahalaxmi Kirana Store is a small grocery shop we have in Sardar Patel Nagar. We have been serving the people in this colony for quite some time. It is a typical neighborhood store where you can find your daily essentials like cooking oil, sugar, salt, and various types of grains. I keep the shop open from early morning so people can get what they need for breakfast. The space is a bit tight because we try to fit as much stock as possible on the shelves. Sometimes you might have to squeeze past a sack of potatoes to get to the soap section. My son helps me out during the weekends when the shop gets busy. We don't have any computerized billing system or anything like that; I just write everything down in a notebook or do the math in my head. It is a very local way of doing things. We know most of our customers by their faces and what they usually buy. If someone is short a few rupees, we just catch up next time. It is about being part of the community here. The shop is nothing special to look at from the outside, but it has everything a kitchen needs to keep running. We just try to keep the prices fair and the shelves stocked up so nobody has to go far for their food.