chaiwala

Tuktuki Das, a 26-year-old MA English graduate, opened a tea shop in Habra railway station with the hope of turning it into a brand someday.

Famous for serving up the most-ordered dish on Uber Eats in all of Asia Pacific, Indore's Johny Hot Dog on Chhappan Dukan street was started by Vijay Singh Rathore when he was just 11.

Four years ago, Prafull Billore (20) dropped out of an MBA course in Ahmedabad, and decided to start his own business of selling chai.

39-year-old Chotu Chaiwala aka Toufiq Sheikh, who was once hailed as a 26/11 hero, is reeling under a financial crisis due to the lockdown in Mumbai.

“There is nothing very different in terms of the recipe. Like the usual tea, it has the same masala, milk, water, tea leaves and sugar. But, as they say, the magic is in the emotions. And our tea is loaded with love,” says Gulab ji, a man who’s been feeding the hungry for 73 years!

I believe that street vendors offer a wealth of life lessons – from resilience and determination to being street-smart and enterprising.

While millions continue to miss him on the international field, it is clear that Dhoni is enjoying his much-deserved break from the pressures of captaining an international side.

D. Prakash Rao is a chai wala in Cuttack, Odisha. Denied the opportunity to complete school as a child, today he is educating the children of slum dwellers. Watch this video to learn more about this remarkable man and his mission.