Kishan Lal Chowdhary & Sons

We are located in S. S Market, operating as Kishan Lal Chowdhary & Sons. It's a family thing, passed down and kept going through the years since we first opened. My father and brothers are usually around the shop, helping out or talking to customers. The market is always crowded, so you have to push through the people and carts a bit to find us. We handle a variety of goods, mostly what the local traders and families need for their daily lives. Being in a market means you see everyone. We know the other shop owners by name and often share news. Our space isn't huge, but we make the most of it by stacking things high. There are boxes reaching up to the ceiling sometimes. We don't spend money on big signs or any of that marketing stuff. People know where we are because we've been sitting in the same spot for decades. Sometimes the rain makes the market floor muddy and difficult, but we still open up our shutters. It’s a lot of manual work, moving stock around and talking to people all day long. We drink tea from the stall nearby and just get through the day's tasks one by one. There's no corporate manual here to tell us what to do. We just treat people fairly and try to have what they are looking for. If we don't have it, we usually know who does. It’s just a simple way of living. We just keep at it.