Kalika Store

If you go to the Krishi Bazar Samiti area in Pandra, you will see Kalika Store. We are located right on Ratu Road in Ranchi, 834005. The market area is always crowded with farmers and traders, so it is a very lively place to be. We have a lot of sacks of grain and large containers in the front of the shop. Our day starts before the sun is even up because the Krishi Bazar gets going early. The air here smells like earth and vegetables. We have a small desk where we keep our accounts in big red books. There is not much room to move around inside because we have so much stock. Kalika Store has been a part of Pandra for quite some time. We don't have any corporate training or anything like that. We just learned how to run the place from our elders. The walls are painted a simple white color but they are covered in calendars and notes. We have a lot of regular customers who come from the market. They usually want to buy things in bulk. We spend a lot of time lifting heavy bags and moving them to the trucks outside. It is hard work but we are used to it by now. Ratu Road is a busy lifeline for this part of Ranchi. We are just one small shop among many others, trying to keep things moving. We drink our tea while looking out at the morning fog.