Bakery

Bread, cakes, biscuits...ah... the delicious smell and delicious taste of Ramu kaka's bakery products. He has assigned himself to specific colonies on particular days to sell his bakery products. Every Sunday, Ramu kaka comes to Runa's colony for his bakery items selling purpose. Whether it's winter or summer, Ramu kaka's cakes and biscuits are Runa's all-time favorite. Even though seasons and weather were never a matter for Ramu kaka's business, a long-term gap that was a matter for him was 'lock-down'. Yes, the nation-wise lockdown due to the pandemic has affected each and everyone in different aspects and so was for Ramu kaka too. The initial few weeks of lock-down followed by time-bound restrictions were a big hurdle for daily vendors like Ramu kaka. 

Months passed like this. Runa was missing Ramu kaka's cakes and biscuits but she was more worried about Ramu kaka. Every day, she used to tell her mother to find out Ramu kaka's phone number. Her mother was tired of telling her the same thing that 'Ramu kaka does not have a phone' but it was Runa's innocent heart that was not able to admit that. Slowly, slowly, she started to think that 'How Ramu kaka's business would be going?' 'How he would be earning money?' 'Where his bakery products are going nowadays?' Runa was getting worried day by day by thinking these kinds of questions.

Runa is an 8-year-old girl studying in standard 3 and knows Ramu kaka for the last 5 years. To resolve the query of Ramu kaka's earing, Runa shared an idea with her father. She told her father that 'if we can use the internet for online shopping, can't we use it to buy Ramu kaka's cakes and biscuits?' After hearing this, her mother said, 'for that, Ramu kaka should have phone Runa?' Runa said, 'can't we gift him one Mummy and Papa?' Her parents were so surprised at their daughter's kindness. They were simply silent and Runa started speaking...

Runa said we can afford a phone for him, right? If not a new one, then, at least a second hand, right? Runa suddenly took her father's mobile and texted on their colony's whatsapp group asking for a second-hand mobile. Within 2-3 hours, she got 20 positive replies from families having second-hand mobile phones. It was evening and because of night curfew restrictions, Runa along with her parents went to Ramu kaka's home holding her father's second-hand mobile phone. When they reached there, Ramu kaka was not well and a little upset regarding his business. Also, he was worried about his business in the future. Runa smiled at him and asked him his bank account details.

Ramu kaka was a little surprised and hesitate to answer. Then he looked at Runa's parents, got a positive signal and gave his bank account number to Runa. With the help of her father, Runa created an online shop named "Ramu kaka and Bakery" in his father's second-hand phone and gifted that phone to Ramu kaka. Ramu kaka was surprised too...He was clueless about what is happening! Then, Runa and his parents sat near him and make him understand the system of online shops as well as its benefits. They said that now, we have created your online bakery shop where people can ask for their required bakery items from you through the phone. They can send their order list and advance payment during placing the order which will directly go to your bank account. Adding to this, Ranu said, 'Your online shop will remain open 24 hours to receive orders. You can gather these orders and go to deliver those items within the restricted period as per the guidelines of the government.' Through this, you can work so that you will feel active, you can go out for a limited time with proper precautions so that you will remain well and you can get money to live a happy lifestyle and can proceed with your business further.

After listening and looking at them, Ramu kaka was emotional and conveyed his gratitude to Runa and his parents. He gave Runa a packet of chocolate cake with a lovable gesture. While coming back home, Runa thought to help several other people like Ramu kaka. She collected 20 second-hand mobile phones from her colony and started gifting those mobiles to daily vendors of her locality like the vegetable sellers, spices sellers, laundrymen, milkmen and many other people like this. Likewise, Ranu, her family and her colony people helped a lot of people and were blessed by them with good wishes.

From a bakery man like Ramu kaka, for a bakery man like Ramu kaka, Runa started evolving with her kindness and helping hands.