Adhikari Variety Stores

We are over here in Shibpur, right on the Udaynarayanpur Road in Howrah. It’s a decent spot where things are usually moving. Our shop, Adhikari Variety Stores, is one of those places where you find a bit of everything mixed together. One day it’s pens and notebooks, the next day we are sorting out some household bits or small tools. It’s a variety store so the inventory changes depending on what’s available or what people in Udaynarayanpur keep asking for. The space inside is okay, though we keep adding shelves wherever they can fit. Sometimes it feels a bit tight when two people are trying to walk past each other in the aisle. We’ve been at this address for a while and the locals know us pretty well. You might see some dust on the high shelves because it’s hard to reach them every single day. We open up early and stay until the evening when the street lights finally come on. There is always something to do, whether it’s counting the change or checking if the lights are working. We don’t really do anything special, just keep the doors open and wait for whoever needs something. The traffic outside can get quite loud, especially with the buses going towards the main parts of Howrah, but you get used to the noise after a few weeks. It’s just how things go around here. We’re just a regular part of the street now.