Nandana Provision Stores

Nandana Provision Stores is a small grocery shop in Chikkajala. We are located at number 95, right across the street from the Central Bank. It’s a handy spot because people often come over to buy things after they finish their business at the bank. We stock a bit of everything, from bags of rice and lentils to snacks and cold drinks. The shelves are packed pretty tight, and we know exactly where every single item is kept, even if it looks a bit messy to someone else. Every morning, we spend time checking what’s running low and getting our orders ready for the distributors. It’s a simple shop with a fan that squeaks a bit when it’s turned on high. We have a small counter where we sit and talk to the neighbors while they pick out their groceries. Sometimes the kids from the nearby houses come in for sweets after school, and the shop gets quite noisy for a few minutes. We don’t have fancy scanners; we just know the prices and use a calculator or just do it in our heads. It’s a quiet life for the most part, except for when the delivery trucks arrive and we have to haul crates inside. We’ve been serving this part of Chikkajala for years and hope to keep doing it for a long time. It feels good to be a part of the daily routine for the folks living around here.