Vaishnav Chat Bhandar

Our place is at 66/67 Kamla Nagar. It’s right in the middle of everything. If you know the market, you know where we are. We don’t have a lot of sitting space. Most people just stand around the tables outside. It’s noisy because of the students and the shoppers. We’ve been here since before some of these buildings were put up. We just make chat. We don’t try to do anything else. Sometimes we get a long line, and people get impatient. We just tell them to wait their turn. It’s just me and a couple of guys working the counters. We don't have a manager or anything like that. We just do the work. The spices get in your eyes sometimes. It’s just part of the job. We don’t have a fancy logo. The name is just painted on the board. We use paper plates and plastic spoons. It’s easier that way. Kamla Nagar is always changing, but we stay the same. People who moved away years ago still come back when they visit Delhi. They say the taste hasn't changed. I don't know about that, we just follow the same steps every day. We don't really think about it. We just keep the stall running until the sun goes down and the market gets quiet. We clean up, count the cash, and come back tomorrow. It’s a simple business for simple people like us. Nothing fancy at all.