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00:16There is a shop, in that shop, there is salt, tea, water, leaves, sugar, milk, biscuits, everything.
00:21But there is no owner or worker.
00:24Still, tea is being made regularly and it is being sold.
00:28So, the amazing shop is at Kalibabur, Sashankhat, Srirampur, Bhogli.
00:33This shop is run by local residents, most of whom got the opportunity to come here.
00:39Kalibabur, Sashankhat, Srirampur, Sashankhat is opposite to this Sashankhat.
00:44This tea shop is more than 100 years old.
00:49It is said that a great man came here and started this tea shop.
00:54And this tea shop is still running.
00:59But, the story is that the owner, Mekhin, started this tea shop.
01:03Music
01:07I am 65 years old and I have been running this shop for 50-59 years.
01:12You have been running the shop like this?
01:14When I was young, the shop was like this.
01:17There was a person called Naresh.
01:21He was an old timer.
01:23He had this shop.
01:25Abhi bhai changed it.
01:28He used to run it.
01:30At that time, there was a lot more.
01:32Bhugni, Aludgaon, there was a lot.
01:34Now, there is no time for all that.
01:36Now, this tea shop is running.
01:38If you say that this is a shop, you will forget.
01:41You can see it as an institution.
01:43There are a lot of old people who have been coming here for 60 years.
01:47They are retired people.
01:49They are pension holders.
01:51How will they spend their time?
01:53They come here in the morning.
01:55They come here for an hour or two.
01:57They come here for tea.
01:59Music
02:06Vishwanath De and Ashok Chakraborty are responsible for the tea, sugar, milk and other items of this shop.
02:13If you come, we will give you tea.
02:17If you don't come, we will make tea for you.
02:20Customers don't leave at any time.
02:22Do you open the shop or close it?
02:24We open the shop at 4 in the morning.
02:27We close the shop at 10 at night.
02:33We close the shop at 11 at night.
02:36We don't have a closed shop.
02:38If there is a closed shop, the tea will be sold out.
02:40If there is a closed shop, the tea will be sold out.
02:41We open the shop at 5 in the morning.
02:45I stay here till 8 in the morning.
02:47Then, all of them come here.
02:49I leave for my work.
02:51I leave for my work.
02:53Then, they come in the evening.
02:55I come in the evening.
02:57I take the handover.
02:59I take the handover.
03:01I make the payment.
03:03I make the payment.
03:08Balaram Chakraborty is a customer of this tea shop in Srirampur for 8 years.
03:12He knows that 3-4 people can come and have tea for 5 rupees.
03:185 people can come and have tea for 5 rupees.
03:23You won't get tea in other shops.
03:26You will get tea in this shop.
03:27Is it an old shop?
03:28Yes, it is very old.
03:29If the quality of tea is good, you can have 3-4 cups of tea for 5 rupees.
03:43Those who run this shop with responsibility,
03:45the next generation is also moving forward.
03:48They hope that this shop will keep their legacy and move forward in the future.
03:59Srirampur is a place to live.