SHOPS LOCATED ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE VILLAGE

A Village Shop Is Not Just A Place To Buy Goods, It Is A Hub Of Gossip, Laughter And Memories Of The Entire Village.

From A Cup Of Tea In The Morning To A Bidi Or Cigarette In The Evening, There Is Always Someone Sitting Here.

Children Come For Toffees And Biscuits, And The Elderly Come Just To Gossip.

As Soon As We Walk Through The Streets Of The Eksari Village And See That Old Shop, 

It Feels As If The Whole Eksari Village Has Come And Stopped There.

This Shop Is Not Ordinary Place- Here The Smell Of Soil, The Laughter Of People, The Mischief Of 

Children And The Stories Of The Elders All Come Together To Create A Fair Of Life.

As Soon As Walked Through The Streets Of The Eksari Village And Saw A Row Of Shops,

It Felt As If The Whole Eksari Village Was Sitting There.

Someone Is Sipping Tea, Someone Is Lightning A Bidi, A Child Is Asking For A Toffee By Pressing 

A Coin, And Some Old Man Is Nodding His Head After Listening To Binaca Geetmala On The Radio.

The Shops Of The Eksari Village Were Not Just Places To Sell Goods, They Were The Chaupal Of Life-

Where Every Laughter, Every Gossip And Every Relationship Started.

As Soon As The Morning Comes, The Stream Of Tea And The Sound Of Clinking Glasses Emanates From The Shop's Door.

Farmers Come Here To Light A Bidi Before Ploughing, Youngsters Debate Politics And The Elderly 

Calculate The Entire Country’s Situation While Running Their Fingers Through The Newspaper.

For Children, This Shop Is No Less Than A Paradise.

A Five Paisa Candy, A Two Paisa Tamarind Ball And A Sweet And Sour Candy… Everything Is Available Here.

When The Child Presses A Coin In His Hand And Says To The Shopkeeper- Uncle, Give Me A Toffee, 

The Shopkeeper Smiles And Says- Take It Son, Take One More On Top.

Workers Returning From The Fields In The Afternoon And Youngesters Running Away From Home In The Evening, Everyone’s Destination Is This Shop.

Everyone Comes Here- Some On The Pretext On Shopping, Some Just To Chat With A Few People.

In Fact, A Village Shop Is Not Just A Place To Sell Goods, It Is A Connecting Thread Between People’s Hearts.

This Is The Place Where Relationships Are Formed, Stories Are Told And The Well Being Of Every Visitor Is Inquired About.

Today, Even Though Big Malls And Supermarkets Have Spread In The Cities, The Pleasure Of That Small Shop In The Village Cannot Be Found Anywhere  Else.

The Fragrance Of The Soil, The Taste Of That Cheap Tea And That Sense Of Belonging-

This Is The Identity Of A Real Village.

Today, Even Though Malls, Petrol Pumps And Online Shopping Have Come To The Villages, 

The Truth Is That The Real Charm Of The Village Resided In Those Shops.

The Laughter Of The Shopkeepers, The Toffees Of The Children, The Gossip Of The Elders And 

The Debates Of The Youth… All Together Made The Village A Village.

The Shops Of The Village Were Were Not Just The Doorstep, They Were The Heartbeat- 

And This Heartbeat Will Never Decrease.