Sukhendu Beverages

Being over here at C 199 in New Panchavati, it’s always a bit noisy because of the Honda showroom just down the road. People are always coming and going, looking at cars, and then they realize they’re thirsty and wander over to see what we’ve got. We’ve been running Sukhendu Beverages for a while now, and it’s mostly just about keeping the crates stacked and the coolers running. In the summer, it gets really hot around here, and that’s when we’re the busiest. You can barely see the floor sometimes for all the empty cases waiting to be picked up by the trucks. We aren't trying to be anything fancy or high-end. It's just a beverage shop where you get what you need and maybe chat for a minute about the weather or the traffic on the main road. My hands are usually cold from moving bottles around all day, but that’s just part of the job we do. We don’t have a big marketing team or anyone telling us how to talk to people who walk in. We just open the shutters in the morning, sweep the front, and start the day. Sometimes the delivery truck is late and we have to shuffle things around to make space, but we always manage somehow. It’s a simple life here in this part of town, and as long as the fridge stays cold, we’re doing alright. It’s just us, the bottles, and the sound of the bikes.