Soumya Stores

Soumya Stores is located out in Rathtala, Jhinkra, which is part of Howrah. Specifically, we are on Jhinkra Road with the 711401 zip code. It is a bit of a walk from the main town center, but the local people around here know us well. The shop is basically one large room filled with sacks of grain and rows of bottled items. We try to keep the staples like cooking oil, lentils, and spices ready for the evening cooking rush. The floor is concrete and a bit worn down from people walking in and out all day. Howrah can be quite humid, so we keep a small fan going behind the counter. It isn't a fancy place with bright lights. Most of the time, I am just recording sales in a ledger and chatting with the neighbors. We get a lot of people who just need one or two things for their dinner. It is a very local atmosphere where everyone knows what everyone else is buying. The road outside can get muddy when it rains, but people still come by. We have been at this same spot for years, and not much has changed inside the four walls. It is just a steady, everyday store for the folks living nearby on Jhinkra Road. We just keep the shelves full and the door open. There is no big secret to it, we just provide the basics for the neighborhood every day.