Shahi Punjabi Footwear

Our shop is over at Plot No. 62 A in Gobind Nagar. If you know where Dr. Anita Bhushan’s place is on that street, we’re right near there in Ambala Cantt. It’s a busy spot especially with the Railway Road nearby and that big BSNL tower hanging over everything. We’ve got a lot of Punjabi style footwear packed into the shelves. It’s a bit tight in here when more than three or four people come in at once, but we manage. My cousin helps out on the weekends when the market gets really crowded. We spend a lot of time just rearranging the boxes so we can find the right sizes. The street outside is always noisy with rickshaws and people walking to the station. Sometimes we put a couple of chairs outside when it’s not too dusty so we can catch a bit of a breeze. We get all sorts of customers, some just looking and some who’ve been buying from us for years. The floor is just simple tile and we have some old mirrors for people to see how the shoes look. It gets quite hot in the afternoons, so the ceiling fan stays on high speed all day. We don’t have any fancy displays or bright lights, just the usual racks and a small counter where we sit. Shahi Punjabi Footwear is a decent place to work and we’re right in the middle of all the local action on Gobind Nagar.