Mahadev Pcm General Store

Varanasi is a city that never really sleeps, especially around Bhelpur. Our shop, Mahadev Pcm General Store, is located in Ravindrapuri. Most people know us because we are quite near the Pmc Hospital. It is a busy corner where doctors, patients' families, and locals are always moving about. We try to keep a variety of general items. Since we are near a hospital, we get people looking for all sorts of small things at odd hours. We have snacks, bottled water, and basic toiletries mostly. The shop isn't very large, but we make use of every inch of space we have. I usually spend my afternoons sitting behind the counter watching the traffic go by on the street. It gets dusty, so we are always wiping down the jars and packets. My father started this, and now I handle the daily bits and pieces myself. We don't have fancy displays or air conditioning or stuff like that. It’s just a regular store with wooden shelves and a stone floor. We know which neighbors like which tea and who usually comes in for their morning biscuits. Dealing with the wholesale guys takes up a lot of our morning. We check the sacks of grains and make sure the count is right. It’s a lot of manual work but it keeps the kitchen running for the families around here. Being in Ravindrapuri feels like home to us after all these years of work.