Laxmikant Mishrau2019s son assists him in setting up the stall every day from noon to 10.30 pm at Sion Circle. PICS/ PRADEEP DHIVAR A NATIVE of Uttar Pradesh, Laxmikant Mishra, 50, has been hawking aloo handi at a stall near SIES College for 30 years. His modest stall is strategically located on a footpath next to a busy road adjoining Sion Circle. Hungry students gather here to gobble little potato u201c capsu201d spiced with onion and masala.

He inherited the business from his uncle, who ran the stall for 60 years before him. u201c He used to sell chana chaat. He was having an easy day once, and he absentmindedly scooped out the innards of a potato.