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Comment by seshagiric | Hacker News Reader

You put it nicely. Its a great enterprise they make, there is always a chai wallah at the railway station, office buildings, construction sites. It is also interesting to note College & university students have a cult following for their chai wallah. When alumni visit their alma matter, a trip to the chai wallah is a must.

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Reminds me of the paranthewalla (an Indian bread) and maggiwala outside IIT Delhi who certainly had a huge cult following in 2000. He used to be so popular because he was the only vendor in town open at 3am serving hot paranthas to students. Very enterprising guy.

I remember cheddies at iitkgp gate serving maggi & snacks like that. those days the rumor was that cheddies has not been closed since it opened in 80s. anytime you go there you can find another sole having a sudden urge for late nite snacks.

I miss Cheddi's! The tinku left its mark on my psyche, sigh.

The same chai wallahs are quite well-off, you may not know. Please wake up :)

Oh yes, we know of some chai wallahs who make more than the chai drinking IT guys. I know some of them have multiple properties.

You are right. Those chai wallahs would laugh away all these comments.

There are chai wallahs who rent out their properties to the top IT companies in India. I worked for one such company and regularly had tea with those wallahs. Their shops are still just outside the company's premises :)

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