Prakash Provision Store

You can find Prakash Provision Store at 73/3 in Yusuf Sarai. We are right on the Main Road, sort of between Yusuf Sarai and Green Park. It is a very busy stretch of New Delhi. Our shop is in the Main Market area, so there is never a dull moment. The address is 73/3, and it has been our workplace for a long time. The pavement outside is always uneven, and people are always rushing to catch a bus. We keep a bowl of water outside for the local dogs when it gets hot. Inside, the shelves go all the way to the ceiling. We have to use a long stick sometimes to get things down. It is not a fancy place with air conditioning that works all the time, but we have a good ceiling fan. We know most of the people who walk in by their first names. They come in for their daily provisions and usually stay to complain about the traffic or the heat for a minute. The shop feels like a part of the history of this road. We just keep the lights on and the shelves full. It is hard work, especially when the big deliveries arrive and we have to haul everything inside through the crowds. But it is what we know and what we do. We close up when the market finally starts to quiet down.