Variety Store

Our shop is right in the Katwa Station Bazar area, which means it’s always busy with people coming off the trains. We named it Variety Store because that is exactly what it is. We try to keep a bit of everything on the shelves. You’ll find household things, stationery, maybe some small snacks or daily essentials. It’s the kind of place where a neighbor might stop in for a pen and end up buying a bucket. The space is a bit cramped because we try to fit as much stock as possible into the room we have. Burdwan is a big district, but Katwa has its own local feel. We open early because the morning trains bring in the first crowd. There is a lot of dust from the station road, so we are always dusting off the jars and packets. It’s a family-run kind of thing, so you might see different people behind the counter depending on the time of day. We don't have fancy displays; we just put things where they fit. Sometimes we run out of something popular, and we have to wait for the next delivery truck to navigate the narrow bazaar streets. It’s a simple life, talking to customers, hearing the local news, and making sure the change is right. We've been here long enough that we know most people by their faces even if we don't know all their names. It's just a regular neighborhood shop.