Essays

We find street hawkers in all big cities. They are poor people, so they are not in a position to run a rented shop. They sell their things from street to street. They make our lives easier also.

Hawkers are found selling vegetables and fruits since morning. Some hawkers have big baskets on their heads full of fruits or vegetables while others have bicycles which make their job easier.

They sell fresh vegetables. Old and busy people, who cannot manage to go to markets, welcome the hawkers. The housewives wait for them eagerly.

Kamal Kant is our street hawker. He comes early in the morning at 8 a.m. My mother waits for his arrival. He shouts at the top of his voice to announce his arrival. There are all vegetables of the season. He is young/and sturdy.

He charges less money than the shops in the markets. He is a clever salesman. He believes in less profit but more sale.

He has some permanent customers in our locality. He has studied up to 6th standard. He knows some English. He shouts very loudly. He is good at arithmetic’s. He calculates money in no time. He is an awakened citizen.

He discusses some politics sometimes. He has a small family of two children only. He has a desire to educate them.

During the whole day, we find a number of hawkers selling other goods in our streets. Children wait anxiously for the arrival of ice cream seller, while ladies and gents wait for

'Allu-Ki-Tikki Wala', 'Golgape Wala',

Some lady hawkers sell utensils in exchange of old clothes. Sometimes we find these hawkers sell inferior things at cheap rate.

The middle class people prefer to buy goods from these hawkers and fulfil their needs with less money.

A street hawker leads a very hard life. He has to get up early in the morning and shout all the day. Sometimes he befools the customers. He has a little sense of cleanliness.

He does not earn much. Usually, he lives in a small hut with his family and can hardly make both ends meet.