Harshad Provision Store

Located over in Bhosarigoan near the Odhav Gidc 4 area, this shop is usually pretty busy because of all the factory workers nearby. We opened up here because there were so many people looking for a place to get their daily essentials without walking too far into town. The shelves are packed with everything from soap bars to packets of biscuits and big sacks of flour resting on the floor. It can get a bit dusty with all the traffic outside, so we spend a lot of time wiping down the glass counters and the plastic jars. We’ve got a small, noisy fridge in the corner for cold drinks which is very popular during the summer months when the heat gets really bad. Sometimes the delivery trucks block the narrow road outside, and there’s a bit of shouting from the drivers, but that’s just how it is around here. We handle all the shop accounts in a big brown register, writing down what comes in and what goes out by hand with a blue pen. There isn’t any air conditioning, just a single ceiling fan that works okay most of the time. The light inside is a bit dim towards the back, but we know exactly where every item is kept even in the dark. It’s a lot of standing on your feet all day, talking to the same faces and making sure the milk stays fresh. We don’t do anything special, just keep the doors open and make sure we have enough stock.