Choti choti batyen of Friends Changes are not easy from the knowns: I am from West Bengal, and I love Bengal. After retirement, I chose to settle here because of my deep affection for my hometown. But… something has happened recently that left me disheartened for being here in the first! While returning from Howrah to Rajarhat, I realized I didn’t have smaller denominations to pay my Toto fare. Hoping for some help, I approached a vegetable seller from whom I have purchased vegetables many times. However, he told me he didn’t have change for my ₹500 note. Next, I went to a nearby grocery shop where my wife and I have been regular customers, having bought several items in the past. But the shopkeeper, despite knowing me well, profusely expressed his inability to provide change. Still hopeful, I tried my luck at a sweet shop near the Chatterjeehat crossing, where my wife and I are also frequent customers. In fact, just the previous day, I had purchased goods worth a few hundred rupe...