Qadri Provision Store

Qadri Provision Store has its home in Firdous Colony, right near the Eid Gah in the Narwara part of Srinagar. This area has a lot of history and we feel like a small part of the neighborhood fabric now. We deal in the basic provisions that families around here need every day. From tea leaves to spices and flour, we keep the essentials on hand. The winters here get quite cold, so we make sure to have plenty of stuff in stock when the snow starts to fall and people prefer not to travel too far. Our shop is small, but we use every inch of the walls to hang things or stack containers. It can feel a bit tight when three or four people are inside at once. Most of the people who come in are our neighbors who have been living in Narwara for generations. We see the same faces every morning when they come for fresh supplies. It is a quiet kind of business for the most part, except during the festivals when everyone is rushing to get their cooking items. We don't have a fancy computer system; we still do a lot of things the old way because it works for us. Living and working in the same area means we really know the people we serve. It’s just a regular local shop where we try to be useful to our neighbors. We keep it simple and stay open until the sun goes down.