Meet These 10 Awesome Chaiwallahs Of India!

[JANASENA]

1. Laxman Rao, Delhi
​The most unique thing about Laxman Rao is that he not only offers steaming cups of chai, but also shares books that he has written and published himself. Another chaiwallah who has left an inedible impression on Zach and Resham is Devraj Singh, who runs a small tea stall at Kalkaji Extension in Delhi. "He is really one of the main inspirations for our project - Resham used to have tea at his stall every day during her breaks when she was teaching at a nearby school," says Zach.


2. Mohan, Pushkar , Rajasthan
Mohan sells over a 1000 cups of chai a day during the Pushkar Camel Mela. He grinds his own special mix of cinnamon, cloves, green cardamom and black pepper, and sprinkles a pinch in each clay cup! "Camel herders in Rajasthan use milk from their camels to make chai, while Punjabis often use extra creamy buffalo milk," Zach tells us.



3. Sukhpreet, Amritsar, Punjab
On the eve of Guru Nanak Jayanti, Sukhpreet Singh prepares chai at Amritsar's Golden Temple in anticipation of over 500,000 pilgrims expected to visit the Sikhs' holiest site. 


4. Sonam Dolma, Ladakh
A smiling Sonam Dolma prepares chai for a group of workers repairing a Stupa in Ladakh. 


5. Bechan Baba, Varanasi
Bechan Baba (far right) has been caring for Chaukhamba Masjid, a mosque in the back lanes of Varanasi's Old City, for many years. He also looks after the chai stand, started by his father, which sits at the front of the alley leading to the dargah, though his son Amit has taken over as chaiwallah. 

6. Maqbool, Kashmir
Mohammed Maqbool, a chaiwallah in Kashmir, known for his ginger tea he has been selling in Srinagar for the last 40 years, goes by the name Rockstar since he played a cameo role in the Ranbir Kapoor film of the same name years ago. 


7. Manjula, Gujarat
Manjulabhen sells chai on the road next to Sharmishtha Lake in Vadnagar, Gujarat. She used to run the stand with her husband, but after he died two years ago, she became the sole chaiwalli. 


8. Shobhan, Kolkata
Shobhan Barwa's chai stand sits in the heart of Alipore, Kolkata. Shobhan normally closes up shop around 10 pm, but during the week of Durga Puja, he stays open until 5 am serving chai and French toast to pandal hoppers. "In Kolkata, lebu cha, made with lemon, kala namak (black salt), and a pinch of jaljeera, offers a refreshing and tangy alternative to masala chai," Zach informs us. 


9. Ganesh, Patna
Ganesh, a chaiwallah at the Patna train station, brews one of his last pots of the night.


10. Chhotu, Mumbai
Chhotu, a Bollywood spot boy whose primary job is to make chai on movie sets, samples his brew before serving to the cast and crew at a film shoot in Dharavi. 
 

[Darling999]

.. chai vaala lokudaa mahanubhaavulu unnaraa

[Sirimalli]

 who r they ?

[ManOnFire]

chaiwala lo kooda mahaneeyulu ..

[chandra916]

bangalore oka tea stall ki website vundhi........ 25 varieties of chai ammuthaadu.....

 

 

[Maximus]

[JANASENA]

all these chaiwala's are bade dilwaalaas