Kirana store shopkeeper serving a customer, symbolizing India's neighbourhood retail journey from credit ledgers to UPI

The Little Shop That Held India Together: The Story of the Kirana Store

The story of the Kirana Store — from Partition and scarcity to UPI, e-commerce and the ten-minute delivery revolution There is a particular sound that belongs to almost every Indian neighbourhood. The scrape of a metal shutter being pulled up before sunrise. The clink of glass jars being wiped clean. The rustle of jute sacks […]

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