R.Gupta

We have been running R.Gupta here in Raja Bazar for quite a few years now. The shop is located in the Sheikhpura area of Patna, right where the main road gets really busy in the mornings. It is not a very big place, just a regular shop where we keep things people in the neighborhood need every day. You can find us at the 800014 pincode area. Most days, we open up early because the traffic starts early too. There is a lot of dust and noise from the street, but that is just how it is in this part of Patna. We do not have any fancy signs or big lights. The shelves are mostly full of basic items that local families come to pick up on their way home. Sometimes the electricity goes out in the afternoon, so we just sit outside on a stool for a bit. My nephew helps out with the heavy lifting when he is not at school. We know most of the people who walk past our door by their first names. It is a simple way to make a living, and we are used to the routine by now. We do not do any home delivery or anything like that, people just walk in and ask for what they want. If we do not have something, we usually tell them where they might find it down the road. That is just how things work around Raja Bazar.