Rajkumar Fire Works

Our spot at Plot No.661 on Riverside Road is pretty easy to find since we are right near the police chowki. It is a bit of a quiet area most of the year, sitting near the river, which is nice when the breeze comes off the water in the evenings. We mostly deal with crackers and different kinds of fireworks. During the festival seasons, the whole place gets really busy with people coming in from the surrounding areas to pick up supplies. We spend a lot of our time making sure everything is stored safely in the back because of the heat. The shop itself is just a basic structure on the plot without any fancy decorations. We keep the stock organized on heavy wooden shelves that have seen better days. Dealing with the police chowki next door is a daily thing, mostly just saying hello to the officers or making sure our paperwork is all pinned up where they can see it. When it rains, Riverside Road gets a bit muddy and slow, but we manage to keep things moving. The work is mostly seasonal, so there are months when we are just cleaning and organizing the empty shelves, and then suddenly everyone wants sparklers and ground spinners all at once. We do not have a fancy showroom, just the counter and the cardboard boxes stacked up behind us. It is a family-run kind of thing, and we have been at this plot for a long time now. People know us for being here when they need something for a wedding or a celebration.