Paan seller in Kolkata pens 12 books from his roadside stall
Pintu Pohan, who runs small paan (beetle) shop in Kolkata's Behala, is also a published Bengali author with 12 books to his name. "I never wanted to just fill my stomach with rice & fish...I wanted to fill it with meaning," he said. Despite financial issues, he continues to write books, with stories featured in magazines like Desh and Sananda.