Karni Mata Kirana And General Store

Down in Maharana Pratap Nagar, near the Godadara Naher in Surat, you will find our little shop. We called it Karni Mata Kirana and General Store. It is a typical local spot where we sell everything from tea leaves to cleaning supplies. The area here is always humming with activity, especially with the canal being so close. We get a mix of workers and residents coming in at all hours of the day. We try to stay stocked up on the basics so nobody has to go all the way to the main market for a small thing. The shop is not very large, but we make the most of the shelf space we have available. Sometimes it is a bit of a puzzle trying to fit every new box into the racks. We start our day early to catch the people going to their morning jobs. It is a lot of standing and talking, which can be tiring, but it is what we do to earn a living. We do not have a website or any fancy gadgets in the shop. We just use a regular notebook to keep track of things when we need to. The humidity in Surat can be tough in the summer, so we keep the door open to let whatever breeze there is come through. It is just a normal store for normal people. We have been here for years now.