Super Paints & Varnishes

If you go down Tundi Road in Giridih, you’ll find us. Super Paints & Varnishes is the name on the board. We spend our days surrounded by cans and brushes. The smell of paint is something you just get used to after the first week. It’s a bit of a messy business, but we enjoy seeing the colors. My father started this, and now I’m the one mostly looking after things here in Jharkhand. We aren't trying to be the biggest shop in town, just the one people trust to have what they need. The floors always have a few drops of spilled tint on them, no matter how much we scrub. We think it adds character to the place. We have customers who come from quite far away because they know we’ve been here forever. We don't use any of those high-tech systems, just an old ledger and a pen to keep track of what we sell. It works fine for us. Sometimes the power goes out, and we just sit on the front step until it comes back on. It gives us a chance to talk to the neighbors. We aren't fast-talkers or salesmen. We just show you what’s in stock and let you decide. That’s how we’ve always done it. It’s a quiet life for the most part, except for the mixing machine that rattles a bit when we turn it on. We keep it running though.