Bankur Pan

Our little shop, Bankur Pan, is located at 33/33/1 Chetla Central Road. We actually operate out of two spaces here, Shop 65 and Shop 72. Having two spots helps us manage everything, especially when the evening rush starts. Chetla Central Road is always full of life and traffic. There are people on cycles and in cars passing by all the time. We mainly sell pan and a few other small things that people like to grab on their way home. It is a very simple setup. I usually manage one counter while my nephew handles the other one. We have been part of this street for a long time. We have watched many other shops open and close, but we have managed to keep going. It takes a lot of effort to get the fresh leaves and ingredients ready every single morning. We get everything from the local markets. The shops are quite small, so we have to be very careful about how we use the space. It gets quite warm in the summer, but we just keep the fans going and carry on. Most of our customers are regulars who live or work nearby. We know their faces and what they usually like to buy. We don't have any big corporate goals or a marketing plan. We just open the shutters in the morning and do our work until it is time to go home. It is a decent, quiet way to live.