Satyavir General Stores

Our store is right on the South Extension Part II Main Road, at E-27. Being on the main road means we see everything. Thousands of cars go past every day. We carry all the basic household things people need. Bags of rice, lentils, soaps, and snacks. It’s a general store, so it’s a bit of everything mixed together. The shelves are crowded. Sometimes things fall over if you aren't careful. We’ve been here for years, watching the neighborhood change. It used to be quieter. Now it’s all fast-paced. We have regulars who have been coming to us since they were kids. Now they bring their own children. I do the counting and the ordering myself. It’s a lot to keep track of. Sometimes the bread delivery is late and people get annoyed. I just tell them to wait a bit. We don't have air conditioning, just a big fan that moves the warm air around. In the evenings, it gets really busy when everyone is coming home from work. They just want to grab some milk or biscuits and get home. We try to move fast but there's only so many hands. The floor gets dirty from all the foot traffic, so we sweep a few times a day. It’s a simple life running a shop in South Ex.