Vinod Sweet Corner

We are over in Shyam Nagar, right in Jhilmil Industrial Area 1. It’s not a place for tourists. It’s mostly factories and warehouses around us. We get a lot of workers coming in for tea and snacks. We start the day very early, before the sun is even up. We have to have the first batch of sweets ready by the time the shifts start. The shop is simple. We have the glass counters where we keep everything. It’s not very fancy inside. The industrial area is dusty, so we are always wiping down the counters. We don’t have a big menu. We just make what we know how to make. Vinod is the name on the sign, and we’ve been here for a good while. We don’t do delivery or anything like that. If you want something, you have to come to the window. Sometimes we sit outside on the stools when it’s quiet. We talk to the truck drivers who park nearby. It’s a plain life. No one is trying to be famous here. We just make sure the chai is hot and the samosas are ready. That’s what people want. We don't use any fancy machines, just the old way of doing things. It works for us and it works for the people in Jhilmil. We finish up in the evening when the factories close. Then we go home and do it all again. It’s hard work but it’s our life.