Suva

Our little place, Suva, is tucked away in the Kalyan Co-Operative area of Birati. We are at number 29, which is quite close to the mini bus stand. You can usually hear the conductors shouting for passengers from where we are. Being near Allahabad Bank also helps people find us easily. It’s a local neighborhood, so things feel a bit more relaxed than the city center. We spend our days dealing with whatever comes through the door. It’s a simple setup we’ve got here. We’ve been part of the Birati community for some time now. Some days are very busy and some days we just sit and talk with the neighbors who drop by. We don’t have any big corporate goals or anything like that. We just want to get through the day’s work and head home. The bus stand is a major landmark, so if anyone is lost, we just tell them to look for the bank. Our space is functional and we keep it as clean as we can. It’s just a normal business in a normal part of Kolkata. We see the kids going to school and the office workers heading to the bus every morning. It feels like home to us. We just keep our heads down and do what needs to be done. It’s a quiet life at 29 Kalyan Co-Operative. Sometimes we stay late to finish up paperwork, but we usually try to leave before the last bus.