Jharkhand General Store

Down on Ratu Road in the Hehal area of Ranchi, you will find Jharkhand General Store. It is located near Habsi Camp, which is a busy part of the city. We have a lot of people passing by because of the 834005 location. The shop is filled with all sorts of things, from plastic buckets to packets of tea. We have been here for a long time and the walls could probably tell some stories. There is always a layer of dust from the traffic on Ratu Road that we have to wipe off the counters. We start work early and don't really finish until the sun is well down. The space is a bit cramped because we try to fit as much as possible on the shelves. You have to step over a few crates to get to the back. We know most of the people who live in Hehal. They come in for a chat while they buy their groceries. Sometimes we sit on a plastic chair near the entrance when it is slow. The fans on the ceiling hum all day long to keep the air moving. Jharkhand General Store is just a place where we work and talk to the community. We don't have any fancy mission statements. We just make sure the shop is open when people need it. The Ranchi heat can be tough, but we stay inside where it is a bit cooler. We keep a tally on a chalkboard for things we are low on.