Barkat General Store

My family and I have been running Barkat General Store for some years now. We are located right at Shop No. 2 in the Air India Colony area of Virar East. If you know where Father Agnels English School is, we are just a short walk from there. It is a busy little spot. Most days are spent stocking the shelves and talking to neighbors who drop in for their daily milk or bread. We keep a bit of everything because people around here need different things at odd hours. It’s not a fancy place, just a regular shop where we try to keep the basics ready. Sometimes it gets crowded when school lets out, but we manage. We’ve seen the kids from Father Agnels grow up over the years. The shop is small, and sometimes things are a bit cluttered, but we know where everything is kept. It’s just us working here every day from morning until late evening. We don’t have a big team or anything like that. Just a local store serving the colony. It gets hot in the afternoons, so we usually sit near the door to catch a breeze. We like being part of this neighborhood. It’s a simple life, really. We just keep the lights on and make sure the shelves aren't empty when someone needs something for their kitchen. It is hard work sometimes, but seeing the same faces every day makes it worth the effort.