Chaiwala  

Nilesh Jadhav, a physics teacher, transformed into a 'chai-preneur' during the lockdown by opening a tea stall. This venture evolved into 'Graduate Chaha and Lassi,' now with 500+ outlets across India.

Explore the inspiring journey of IIT graduate Arunabh Sinha, who left a Rs 1 crore job to establish a successful laundry business. 

Sanjith Konda House, hailing from Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, moved to Australia to pursue higher studies. Sanjith decided to leave his studies to start a business. He started a tea stall named ‘Dropout Chaiwala.’

Arun Mehra invested in several startup projects but faced financial losses in them. Despite all the setbacks, he consulted his friends, and decided to launch his business again, with minimal investment. Within a month, he opened a tea ship and began receiving positive responses.

Due to financial difficulties, Prakash Rao couldn’t complete his studies. His dedication to education led him to convert two rooms into a school in 2000 for slum children. Prakash utilized the earnings from the tea shop to support the children’s education. In recognition to his remarkable efforts, he received the Padma Shri award in 2019.

Keshav Maratha, a resident of Indore, worked as a video journalist for 13 years. The long work hours and extremely low salary were a matter of concern. On the encouragement of his wife, he quit his job and opened a tea stall. Today, he makes decent earnings while sustaining the needs of his family.

Abhishek Bhardwaj worked in the corporate sector for ten long years before quitting the job and starting his tea business. He studied the tea markets and the increasing number of tea outlets in the cities. Today, he easily makes Rs 1,00,000 in a month. There are also plans of expanding the business to other parts of the country.

Gujarat’s Neha Bhatt runs a tea startup with the name ‘Ampu Tea Neha.’ In July 2021, Neha met with an accident. Her left side of the body was damaged and due to a delay in treatment, she had to undergo amputation, losing one of her legs. She sells almost 300 cups of tea daily and earns somewhere around Rs 1 to 1.5 lakh in a month.  

Indore’s Nikunj Sharma launched his tea business in Gorakhpur. Initially, he found it difficult to open a single outlet in the city but with the kindness of other people, he successfully launched his business. Today, Nikunj operates seven outlets in different cities and provides employment to people with disabilities.

In this innovative project, Kanaram contributes his part in the protection of the environment by giving household items to his customers in exchange of one kilogram of plastic. This Chaiwala wishes to make his village plastic free and educates the youth about the harmful effects of plastic.

Arshad Khan who gained popularity on internet after his picture went viral, has opened a tea shop in London. After becoming an internet sensation, he received many modelling offers that helped him gain connections. His first international tea shop is called Café Chaiwala and is situated in Ilford Lane, London.

In this innovative project, Kanaram contributes his part in the protection of the environment by giving household items to his customers in exchange of one kilogram of plastic. This Chaiwala wishes to make his village plastic free and educates the youth about the harmful effects of plastic.

After his graduation, Sonu Kumar could not find himself a job and gave tuition classes to students. Despite his hard work, he was not able to improve his family’s financial condition. Then he decided to open a tea shop with the name ‘BA Pass Chaiwala’ and his business became a hit.

29-year-old tea seller from Kanpur spends 80% of his earnings on educating underprivileged children, catches former cricketer VVS Laxman's eyes.  
 

BJP Member of Legislative Council N Ravikumar said that Congress leader DK Shivakumar was selling tea in Shivamogga. How did a tea seller amass over thousand crore rupees, he questioned.