Santosh Provisional Store

The shop is located in the Ram Shyam Building, specifically at A/15 on Mahatma Gandhi Road in the Kailash Nagar area of Surat. Being on MG Road means there is always a lot of activity nearby. Provisional items like grain, oils, and other household staples fill up most of the floor space. The building is an older one and our shop has a high ceiling where extra bags are kept. Surat is a city that never really sleeps, so the road outside stays busy with cars and bikes all day. Opening the shutters early in the morning is the first task, followed by sweeping the front. The smell of various spices and soaps hangs in the air constantly. A heavy wooden counter is where everything gets weighed for the customers. Many people who come here live in the apartments just a short walk away. They usually bring their own cloth bags to carry things home. It’s a lot of manual work, lifting heavy sacks and organizing small packets on the shelves. No air conditioning is installed, just a big ceiling fan that spins non-stop. Sometimes the delivery guys struggle to find parking on such a crowded road. We just keep our heads down and get on with the daily chores. It’s a straightforward business without any unnecessary fuss. This is just a place to buy your daily needs. The shop has been in the same building for a long time and the routine stays pretty much the same.