Kalu Store

If you walk down Durga Mandir Road in Dhanbad, you will come across Kalu Store on the ground floor. It is a simple place and we mostly serve the people living in the immediate neighborhood. Being near the temple means we get a lot of people passing by on their way to pray. We keep a lot of incense and small things they might need. The shop is small and the walls are filled with shelves from floor to ceiling. I have to use a small stool to reach the items at the top. The street outside can get very muddy when it rains, so we are always cleaning the floor. Dhanbad is a dusty place because of all the coal, so everything needs a wipe every few hours. I usually sit on a wooden chair by the door so I can see people coming. It is a quiet kind of work most of the time. We don't have fancy packaging or anything like that. We just put things in plastic bags and count out the change. Sometimes the neighbors come in just to chat for a bit even if they don't buy anything. That is fine with me. It makes the day go by a bit faster. It’s just a basic store for basic needs and that seems to be enough for everyone around here.