Ramkrishna Stores

Ramkrishna Stores is right in the heart of Kalibari Para in Basirhat. We’ve been here in this part of 24 Pgs North for quite a while now. The shop is one of those places where the shelves go all the way up to the ceiling, and we have to use a wooden ladder to reach the top stuff. It’s a bit cramped inside because we try to keep a bit of everything in stock. You can hear the sounds of the street all day long, and the local temple is close enough that we hear the bells. We open the shutters early in the morning and stay open until it gets dark. The floor is old stone, and it stays relatively cool even when the Bengal heat gets bad in the afternoon. Most of our customers are folks who live just a few streets away, so we know most of the people who walk in. We don't have a computer system for billing; we just use a ledger and a pen like we always have. Sometimes the cat from next door comes in and sleeps on a sack of rice, and we just let it be. It’s a simple way to run a business, just selling what people need and chatting about the weather or the local news. The location in Kalibari Para is easy to find, and we've become a regular fixture in the daily routine of the neighborhood.