Arjunlal Kesarimal Pokhrna

People often ask how long we’ve been here in Bhopalwadi and it’s honestly hard to remember the exact year without looking at the old papers. Arjunlal Kesarimal Pokhrna isn’t a place with a big neon sign or anything flashy like that. We just have our doors open and a few chairs for when the neighbors come by to talk. Bhopalwadi is a narrow place and sometimes the trucks get stuck which makes for a lot of noise. We mostly just keep to our work and try to stay out of the heat during the middle of the afternoon when the sun hits the front of the shop. There is always a lot of dust because of the construction nearby but we sweep it out every morning first thing. It’s not the biggest space in the world and actually it gets pretty cramped when we have a lot of stock coming in at once. My desk is covered in old receipts and bits of paper that I really should throw away one of these days. People know us by name around here and that’s plenty for us. You won't find anything too fancy if you walk in but we have what people need and we know where everything is kept. Even if it looks like a mess to someone else, there is a system to it all. We just keep the lights on and wait for the day to start and see who walks through the door.