Salig Ram Bachan Lal

We are right in the heart of Gur Mandi. If you’ve ever walked through the market, you know it’s a place where tradition still counts for a lot. Our shop, Salig Ram Bachan Lal, has been here for generations, and not much has changed in terms of how we do things. We deal in wholesale goods, mostly things that come in large sacks and crates. The air in Gur Mandi is always thick with the smell of the market and the sound of bells and carts moving through the narrow lanes. We don't use computers for everything; we still like our paper ledgers and hand-written receipts. It’s the way we’ve always done it. The shop is small and crowded with stock, but we know exactly where everything is. Customers come in and sit on the benches, we share some tea, and we talk about the market prices. It’s a very social way of doing business. There aren't any fancy displays or bright lights here. It’s just us and the goods we sell. Sometimes the monsoon makes the lanes muddy and difficult, but the market never really stops. We’ve seen the city grow around us, but we keep our own pace. We take pride in just being here every day, opening up the shutters at the same time and greeting the same neighbors we’ve known for decades. It’s a simple life but a busy one. We are Salig Ram Bachan Lal and we've always been part of this market.