Babri Sabri

Our shop is right on the Mahanadi Ring Road in the Mangalabag area of Cuttack. It’s a good spot because the breeze comes off the river sometimes, though in the summer it just stays hot everywhere. We have been sitting here for quite a while now. The road is always busy with people heading toward the hospital or the market. We mostly see the same faces every day, people who live nearby or work in the local shops. It is a small place and we don't have a lot of room to move around behind the counter. We just keep our things organized the best we can. Sometimes the rain gets quite heavy and we have to watch the door so the water doesn't come in too much. Cuttack is an old city and this neighborhood has a lot of history. We are just a small part of it. We open up in the morning and stay until the street lights come on. It isn't a complicated life. We talk to the neighbors and keep the business running. We don't do any big promotions or anything like that. If people need us, they know where we are. Usually, someone is just passing by on their bike and stops in for a minute. That is how most of our day goes, just small interactions one after another. We try to keep things steady even when the road outside gets chaotic.