Puran Chand Jeet Kumar

You can find Puran Chand Jeet Kumar in the Gur Mandi area of Patiala. This is an old part of town and it’s always crowded with people and carts. Our shop has been here for a long time. The building is old, with high ceilings and thick walls that stay cool even when it’s hot outside. We deal in various goods, mostly wholesale. There’s always a lot of shouting and haggling going on in the Mandi. It’s just the way things are done here. We start our day very early, before the sun is even up, to get things ready for the morning rush. We don't have a website or anything like that. People just know our name from being in the market for so many years. We keep our ledgers by hand. It’s a lot of counting and double-checking. The space is filled with stacks of bags and boxes. Sometimes it’s hard to find a place to sit down. We drink a lot of tea while we talk to customers. Patiala is a busy place, and Gur Mandi is right at the heart of the trade. We like being part of the noise and the bustle. It’s a bit chaotic sometimes, but we are used to it. We just focus on getting the goods out to the people who need them. It’s been our way of life for generations. We don't need much else.