Phool Chand Gupta & Sons

We are over at No. 58, Kailash Bose Street in Kolkata. The name Phool Chand Gupta & Sons has been around for some time now. It’s mostly family running the show here day in and day out. We get up early, open the doors, and handle what needs doing. It’s a busy part of West Bengal, lots of traffic outside on the street. People walk by constantly. Inside, we just keep things moving. We aren't a big fancy operation with a glass front or anything. Just a regular place where we work. Sometimes the tea arrives late and we just sit and wait for the next person to come through the door. It gets hot in the summer, especially with the humidity in Kolkata, but we manage. We’ve seen the neighborhood change quite a bit over the years. New shops come and go, but we are still right here at the same spot. It’s not always easy, but it’s what we do. We don't spend much time on the computer or making big plans. Most of our day is spent talking to people who drop by. We handle the paperwork, keep the inventory sorted, and try to stay on top of the pile. It’s noisy outside on Kailash Bose Street, but it feels like home to us. If you’re around this part of 700006, you’ve probably walked past us. We don't have a lot of bells and whistles here, just the daily grind. We have our files, our old desks, and the regular sounds of the city coming through the open windows.