Sinha Enterprises

Sinha Enterprises is based in Tika Bigha, over in the Bodhgaya area. Most people around here know us because it’s a relatively small community. We’ve been operating out of this same building for many years now. It’s nothing fancy at all, just a few rooms and a small front area for the customers. We handle all sorts of different things depending on what’s needed in the village at the time. Bodhgaya is a spiritual place for many visitors, but for us, it’s just the place where we live and work. The streets are quite narrow, so we don't get huge trucks coming through very often. Usually, it's just local folks on bikes or people walking by. We try to keep things simple here. I spend a good amount of time on the phone with suppliers from the bigger towns nearby. Sometimes the electricity goes out in the middle of the day, so we just sit outside in the shade until it comes back on. It’s a much slower pace of life than what you find in the big cities. We don't have a website or any of those modern things. If people want something from us, they just walk in and ask. We have an old ledger where we write everything down by hand. My nephew helps me with the heavier boxes when he is around. It’s a family effort mostly. We just keep the doors open and see who stops by each day.