A shrewd bargainer fails before artists !
We used to call him Gopalda. In fact he was universally known by that name. He was our local Dada and a much sorted man as far as bargaining was concerned. We were then mostly in our teens and our requirements encompassed around our age. It maybe a badminton / cricket bat or a football but Gopalda was the very first name that came to our mind. I could still remember his method of bargaining since I had the good fortune to accompany him on his errand. I was eager to buy a Gramaphone and requested him to do the bargaining for me. As always he readily agreed and thus we started towards Mullick Bazar , better known as Chor Bazar. We somehow believed that stolen goods were sold there and hence the resale price would be quite suitable for our pockets. When nearing the shop Gopalda changed his facial language drastically. It looked as if he was uninterested in whatever he saw before him. In a callous and indifferent manner he would ask the price of the com...