Najj Kirana Store

My name is Najj, and I run the Najj Kirana Store here in Mahendru, Patna. We are specifically located in the Alam Ganj area, right on Ashok Rajpath. If you know Patna, you know how busy Ashok Rajpath can get with all the buses and rickshaws. Our store is right in the middle of that noise. We sell all the basic kirana items like flour, sugar, spices, and cleaning supplies. It’s a family business, and we’ve seen the neighborhood change quite a bit over the years. The shop is packed tight with sacks of grain and rows of jars. There isn't much room to move around, especially when we get a big delivery of sacks that need to be put away. We spend most of our day weighing out items and chatting with the ladies from the nearby houses. They know us well and often tell us about their families. It feels good to be a part of the local community like this. We don’t use any high-tech gadgets for our accounts; just a simple ledger and a pen does the job for us. The storefront is a bit old, and the sign has faded in the sun, but everyone knows where we are. We just keep doing what we do, making sure the locals have what they need for their daily meals without charging them too much. It is a simple way of living and we are happy to be serving our neighbors in Alam Ganj.