Manak Chand And Sons

We are based in Lohaghat, right near the road that goes toward Pithoragarh. It is a beautiful area in the Champawat district. Our shop is close to the post office, so people are always walking past. We have been around for a long time as a family business. It’s mostly just us handling the day-to-day things. The winters get cold up here in the mountains, so the shop feels different depending on the season. We have a lot of stuff piled up inside. It is not the most organized place in the world, but we know where everything is kept. People from the nearby villages stop by when they come into town for their mail or errands. We talk about the weather or the road conditions quite a bit. It is a slow pace of life compared to the plains. We spend our time checking our stock and writing things down in the ledgers. The Pithoragarh Road always has some traffic, mostly buses and small cars. We like being in Lohaghat because everyone knows everyone. It is a lot of work to keep the shop running, especially when the supplies take a long time to reach us from the bigger cities. We don't have any big plans, we just want to keep the doors open and serve the folks who live around here. It is just what we do every day without making a big fuss about the whole thing.