The Brave Little Shopkeeper

When school projects help a business grow

The pretty Mrs. Patra in her ingenious shop. Photo by the author.

What if your skill was pretty craft projects for school?
What if you were jobless despite your papier-mâché and paper-folding skills?
This is the picture-story of that person.
The shop went from a service-providing one (prettifying projects) to being a “Variety Shop” — a shop that sells a variety of goods, like perfumes, stationery, gifts, yoga…