Subham General Stores

If you find yourself behind the Bhaktinagar Police Station, you’ll see Subham General Stores. We are right beside the North View Apartment. It’s a busy corner here at the Checkpost in Jalpaiguri. Cars and bikes are always zooming past. We opened this shop because the neighborhood was growing fast with all the new buildings and people moving in. We stock everything from soap to rice. It’s a bit of a squeeze inside with all the boxes piled up on the floor. Sometimes I trip over a crate of soda, but we manage somehow. My brother usually handles the morning shift while I take over in the evening. We get a lot of people from the apartments coming in late for things they forgot to buy for dinner. The police officers from the station drop in for water or a quick snack too. They are good neighbors. It gets a bit cold here in the winter, so we keep a small heater under the counter. The shelves are wooden and a bit old now. I’ve been meaning to fix the light in the back corner for weeks because it flickers. People don't mind, they just want to get their groceries and go home. We keep a ledger for the regulars who pay at the end of the month. It’s a community thing. We aren't trying to be the biggest store, just a reliable one for the local folks who live and work here.