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A tea stall is a small shop. Tea is mainly served here to people. A tea stall is a common sight in the town & village markets. We may find it in the street sides, at the bus, the lunch & the railway stations, in the front of an office, by the side of a cinema hall. A few benches or chairs with tables are placed in a tea-stall. The customers sit here for taking tea & light refreshment. It is frequented by the weary passers-by, the tired official assistants, the fatigued laborers  the exhausted rickshaw pullers as well as the students & political workers. While taking tea they go o gossiping in groups on any kind of subject & it is called a mini Sangsad. It is, in fact, a pleasure resort of people of all age groups & of all walks of life. It opens early in the morning & closes late at night. People of various classes & tastes gather here.  As a result, it is usually a busy place where people can share their weal & woe.

Railway porter is a person who carries goods in a railway station. A railway porter is quite known figure in the railway station. He wears on his arm a brass plate given to him by the railway authority. The brass plate bears his number. He is swift in his movement. He is strong & stout. He is able to carry heavy loads. He carries luggage. He loads & unloads the goods train. A railway porter is very clever. He can easily exploit the passengers. When a passengers falls into trouble & becomes helpless for his heavy luggage, a porter demand a higher charge. He is ill-tempered & quarrelsome. He likes a bargain with the passengers for his charge. If any passenger brings charges against him of his misbehavior, the passenger is sure to be harassed by the porter & his associates. The income of a railway porter is very low. Yet he renders a great service to people.