Parihar General Store

Sadar Bazar is a crowded place, and we have been part of it for a long time at our store. It is a family-run spot that has been around since my father’s time. We sell the usual things people need for their homes like rice, lentils, soaps, and snacks. The shelves are packed tight because we try to have everything a neighbor might ask for. It is not like those big modern supermarkets with wide aisles. Here, you have to squeeze past the sacks of grain to get to the back. Sadar Bazar is always full of noise and people shouting, but that is the way a market should be. We know most of our customers by their first names and we know what they usually buy. Sometimes they just come in to talk about the weather or what is happening in the town. We don't use any fancy computers to track our sales, just a simple book and a pen. It has worked for us for years. The floor is made of old stone and it’s seen a lot of feet over the decades. We open up early in the morning when the air is still cool and we don't close until the market starts to quiet down at night. It is a lot of work and our backs often ache by the end of the day, but it is a good life. We just keep the shop ready for whoever needs a few things.