Gurunanak Stores

Our shop, Gurunanak Stores, is located right by Science College on Ashoke Raj Path in Mahendru. Patna is a busy place, and this area especially is always buzzing with students and people heading to the college. Because of the location, we keep a lot of things that students might need, like pens and notebooks, alongside the usual groceries. We have been at this spot for years. The building is old, and the street outside is always noisy with horns and people shouting. It’s just the way it is in this part of town. Inside the store, things are a bit cramped because we try to squeeze in as much variety as possible. We have sacks of rice and wheat flour stacked near the entrance. Sometimes it’s hard to move around when we get a big shipment in. My uncle and I run the place. We take turns sitting at the desk. The electricity goes out sometimes, which makes it a bit dark inside, but we have a small backup for the lights. People around here are used to it. We don't have any fancy billing systems; we just write things down or remember the prices. It’s a very traditional way of doing things, but it works for us and our customers. We see a lot of familiar faces every day, from professors to local residents. It’s a busy life, but we like being right in the middle of everything, even with the noise and the dust.