Sahoo Variety Store

Our little shop sits right at Shop No.32 on Masi Marg. If you know the area near the Baradihi bus stand, you’ve probably walked past us a dozen times without thinking much of it. It’s a busy spot, especially in the mornings when the first buses start rolling in and the dust picks up from the road. Sahoo Variety Store is basically what the name says. We keep a bit of everything on the shelves because people coming off the bus always need something they forgot to pack. Sometimes the fans don't work right when the power flickers, so it gets a bit warm in here during the afternoons. Khurda weather doesn't help much with that. I spend a lot of my time just reorganizing things that get moved around. The counter is getting a bit scuffed at the edges from all the bags people drop on it. We don't have fancy displays or those bright lights you see in the city malls. It's just a regular place with some wooden racks and a lot of stock piled up in the back corner. My nephew helps out when he isn't busy with school, mostly moving the heavier crates. We know most of the regulars by their face even if we don't know every name. It’s just how things go around here. You show up, open the shutters, and see who comes through the door today. It is a simple way to spend the day.