Hi Ajit. Am your neighbour and have watched the phenomena you mentioned. While I agree that these people will have no idea of all the global forces you mentioned they know that their life is changing and if they dont adapt then they will miss the boat. So they are changing in their own way. Patel stores has realised that small can also be good. He is reducing his inventory size and also keeping more of the type of impulse purchase you may not get at Sahkari Bhandar. Also if Sahakari Bhandar will only do home delivery for goods worth more than Rs 300, Patel will do so for Rs 5 stuff also. As u said Teenage library is an old hat in adapting to change. As for the Taxi drivers,while still refusing to ply short distance the taxi driver is willing to pick me up from my office if I call him on his mobile with 30 to 40 minutes notice. And he buys his prepaid cards from the shop which has taken space next to the teenage library (i havent spoken to the folks at the library but I have a hunch that this is their expansion plan!). And did you notice Ajit, the Unisex salon is undergoing a transformation too. It is being converted into a gent's salon!
