Manish Pan & General Store

Manish Pan & General Store is located right in the middle of Marwar Sindhi Bazar. If you know the bazar, you know how crowded and loud it gets, especially in the evenings when everyone is out shopping. Our shop is small, but we pack a lot into it. We prepare fresh pan for the regulars who come by after their meals, and we also keep a good stock of general items like cigarettes, cold drinks, and matches. The bazar has a specific smell of spices and street food, and our shop sits right in the thick of it. We spend a lot of time standing by the front counter because there isn't much room to sit down inside with all the stock around us. People often stop by just to ask for directions or to see what the latest news in the market is. We’ve seen many shops change hands in Marwar Sindhi Bazar, but we have managed to stay put. The wooden boxes where we keep the betel leaves are always kept damp to stay fresh. It’s a busy life, and sometimes it gets exhausting dealing with the constant noise of the motorbikes and the shouting of other vendors. But we are used to it by now. We don't use any fancy technology to track things; we mostly just remember who owes what or what we need to buy more of. It’s just a small corner of the bazar where we do our business every day until the lights go out.