Jai Bhall General Store

You can find Jai Bhall General Store on Gopal Chandra Mukherjee Lane in Howrah. The pin code here is 711101. We are just one of the many small shops on this lane. We sell all the usual things you would expect to find in a general store. There are jars of sweets on the counter and bags of rice stacked in the corner. It is a bit dusty sometimes because of the road, but we try to keep it clean. Running a shop in Howrah means you meet a lot of different people every single day. Some are in a hurry, others like to stay and chat for a bit while we pack their bags. We don't have a computerized system. We use a pencil and a pad to total everything up. It is how we have always done it. The lane can get quite crowded, especially during the festivals. We stay open late those days because that's when people realize they forgot to buy something important. We don't have any big corporate goals. We just want to keep the shop running and make sure our customers are satisfied with what they buy. It is a modest place, nothing too special to look at from the outside. But it is our livelihood. We have been here for years and we know the rhythm of the street.