Ms Shyam Bhandar

Working on Sarai Road is always a bit of a headache because of the traffic. We are right here in Nikhe Bazar, and with V Mart being so close, the whole area stays crowded until late at night. Our shop, Ms Shyam Bhandar, has been in Ward Number 1 for a long time. It is a narrow place, filled to the ceiling with all sorts of things. We mostly deal in groceries and general items that families need for their homes. Sometimes it's hard to find things quickly when the shop is full of customers, but we know where everything is kept. The noise from the street never really stops. You hear the horns and the people shouting all day long. I usually sit at the front counter while my boys handle the bags at the back. We get our supplies from the bigger wholesalers, and sometimes the delivery truck gets stuck in the narrow lane. It makes the morning very hectic for us. People often stop here because they don't want to deal with the big mall crowds. They just want their sugar or tea and to go home quickly. We keep the fans running all day because it gets really hot behind the counter in the summer. It's just a regular business, nothing special, but it keeps the kitchen running for us and the neighbors. We try to keep the prices fair so people keep coming back every month.