Papu General Stores

Over on Anand Mahal Road, our shop sits right at 259. Vishrantwadi is a busy area and we are right in the middle of it. We’ve been here for a while now. The shelves are packed with all kinds of groceries. You can find dal, rice, oils, and even those small things like safety pins or matchboxes. It’s not a big supermarket. Just a regular store where you can reach most things or ask us to get it from the top shelf. The floor is concrete and we sweep it twice a day because of the street dust. There is a lot of traffic outside usually. People coming back from work stop their scooters right in front to pick up some eggs or milk. We know most of the faces. Some of them have been coming here since they were small. We don't use a computer for everything. A lot of times we just write it down in the book. The light inside is a bit dim towards the back but we know where everything is kept. Sometimes we run out of stock when the distributor doesn't come on time. It happens. We just tell people to check back tomorrow. It’s a honest way to earn a living. We just keep the doors open and wait for the regulars to show up. There is no point in complicating things when the basics are what people need the most every day.