Nataso

Nataso is located right in the heart of Bara Bazar in Calcutta. If you’ve ever been to Bara Bazar, you know it’s a total maze. We are in one of those narrow lanes, specifically 6/C Jagbandhu Boral Lane. It’s crowded, it’s noisy, and there is always someone shouting for a rickshaw to move. Our shop has been here for a long time. We deal with various goods, whatever is in demand really. The space is small and every inch is used for storage. We have things stacked up to the ceiling. It’s a bit of a struggle to move around sometimes. My father and I run the place with a couple of helpers who are like family now. We open early in the morning before the heat gets too bad. By midday, the whole lane is packed with people and goods. We don't have a website or anything like that. People just know where we are. We do business with a handshake mostly. Sometimes we lose track of time because there are no windows in the back part of the shop. You just see the light changing in the alleyway outside. It’s a hard place to work but there is a lot of life in these streets. We just keep doing what we've always done, day after day. It's dusty and noisy, but it is our home and we wouldn't change it for anything.