My new friend Subil

The New Market - also known as the Hogg market was built by the British in the 1870's
It was the epicenter of commerce near the rail yards for everyone to come buy local and imported goods.

Today it is still a buyers market and it is hard to escape without a purchase....not necessarily because you can find most everything you want ...or never needed..but the sales pressure by the vendors to many is unsurmountable.

"Just come look at my store" says my newest BFF Subil.  " No need to buy --- just look " ....yep...
Subil is a shop agent - scout - lure. Nice, quietly pleasant....and persistent.
His stores are way in the deepest bowels of the cavernous Indian style flea market. Not a quick easy stroll thru the maze of stinky narrow hallways and acres of tiny booths and shops overflowing with stuff.
Subil figured out what the shopping mission items were and skillfully lured us to his spots. He was a master of keeping us on the hook even though we  tried to wiggle off his line and explore on our own. Didn't happen

BFF Subil is on the left

An obvious secret to the agent success is to target the most likely buyers --3 tall white guys and an Indian woman fits the profile of a fat wallet bearer. Subil's skill is to hook us before any of the other agents did...and he is fast..but once Subil hlooad us the rest of them peeled away.
  Once we got to the stores it was hard to escape with all the Rupees we had upon entering.
  Luckily I mastered a skill from watching congressional Republicans in action - just say no...no .... no Subil no.....
   Luckily our agent....Dr Buju - a world famous social psychologist used her mind bending skills to get Subil's clerks to lower the prices and be happy about low price sales for us '- well maybe that happened....maybe not...

   In the Indian economy if you don't hustle u lose. It takes real high energy, persistence, tact, skill, and looking forward to make it work - and you are lucky or a master if you can lift yourself above the norm.
Subil is a master - I can't tell you how it's working for him - but I know I don't have what it takes to survive. In the beaming core energizing that big fat oyster crusted hustle rush you can find another sparkly Kolkata pearl....the glowing wafting vapors of human spirit and unyielding determination.
Pretty inspiring..