Tarun Pan Bhandar

This little shop is called Tarun Pan Bhandar and you can find us in the Hirapur area of Dhanbad. We are situated on the ground floor on Durga Mandir Road, right near Madhav Apartment. It’s a small place, mostly just a counter where I spend my afternoons and evenings. Pan shops like this are everywhere, but we like our spot because it’s a good place for people to stop and chat for a minute. The apartment building nearby brings in a lot of regular faces. It’s not a complicated business; we just prepare what people ask for and keep things moving. Sometimes it gets a bit slow during the heat of the afternoon, so I just sit and watch the traffic go by on Durga Mandir Road. Dhanbad can be a dusty place, so there is always a bit of cleaning to do around the shop. We keep the basics and try to make sure everything is fresh. I’ve been working here for a while and the routine is pretty much the same every day. We open up, set out the ingredients, and wait for the locals to finish their work day. It’s a simple living, and being on the ground floor makes it convenient for everyone passing by. We don't have any big advertisements or anything like that. People just know where we are. It’s just a honest little pan shop serving the Hirapur neighborhood.