Mahavir Kirana Store

Mahavir Kirana Store is located at 9 Shantidep Residency on New Pal Road. We are in the Adajan Dn area of Surat, not far from the Saurbh Police Chowki. The shop is part of a residential building, so most of our customers are the people who live right above us or in the houses nearby. It is a quiet spot compared to the main market area. We keep all the basic groceries like dal, rice, spices, and cleaning supplies for the house. The morning starts with us opening the metal shutters and dragging the milk crates inside. We spend a lot of time weighing out items and putting them into smaller plastic bags. It is a lot of repetitive work, but it fills the day. The shop has a big glass window in front so we can see the street clearly. It is nice to see the kids playing or people walking their dogs in the evening. Sometimes the police from the chowki come in to buy cold drinks when it is especially hot outside. We do not have a cooling system, just a couple of wall fans that spin all day. The shelves are packed tight, and sometimes things fall off when we try to reach for something at the very back. We just pick them up and carry on with the work. It is a very ordinary life here at the store.