We are all aware of the wonders of Kolkata culinary, the Telebhajas. The crunchy and delicious fries take away our breath. In every corner of the city, you can see people selling Telebhajas. Beguni, Phuluri, Cutlets, Pakora, Aloor Chop, Fish Chop, Fish Finger, Egg Devil, Soyabean Chop, Mochar Chop, Peyaji, Vegetable Chop, and many more.

These snacks are deeply fried in hot oil, and often served with sauce or kasundi, and a little bit of salt sprinkled over it. Telebhaja is often accompanied with moori and chilies, altogether being a quintessential facet of Bengali cuisine. People in the city love to compliment their adda session with tea and telebhajas, especially during the rainy season.

From Kids to old agers, no one would ever refuse to have it, no matter how much the dish revolves around the debate of healthy vs. unhealthy. People are even ready to sacrifice a day’s meal to digest the fries, but never ready to give up on having such a delicacy. All our dieting plans eventually disappear when we see the fries being sold garma-garam.

Well, love for telebhaja does not indicate a love for chop shilpo. Certain misconceptions of the city should be cleared out on an immediate basis. Even though Kolkata is famous for its fries and the majority of the population are fond of it, the majority of the population at the same time, do not call for developments of chop shilpo, by completely overlooking the lack of employment in the city and the state.

We all must agree to any business, being big or small, needs attention and development, but that does not mean chop shilpo is all that the people want. The people do want to continue eating such crunchy fritters, but with their own earnings, less or more, and enjoy such wonders with friends and families, while discussing their job achievements, that is solely based on self-earned merits and not upon any governmental mercy.