'Rotiwali Amma In Agra' Still Awaits Supports After Delhi's 'Baba Ka Dhaba' Was Showered Love
A roadside stall of Rotiwali Amma in Agra is still awaiting customers. The woman who runs the stall is 80-year-old and serves roti dal vegetables and rice for Rs 20 a plate.
After Baba ka Dhaba in Delhi went viral on the internet and received much love from people, a similar roadside stall in Uttar Pradesh's Agra awaits puplic support.
In a stark contrast to the now-famous Baba ka Dhaba, a roadside stall of 'Rotiwali Amma' in Agra is still awaiting customers.
The woman who runs the stall is 80-year-old and serves roti, dal, vegetables, and rice for Rs 20 a plate.
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Running her stall near St John''s College in Agra for the last 15 years, Bhagwan Devi, a widow, has been catering to mostly rickshawallas and labourers.
But, like all other businesses, small or big, her's too saw a downfall after the COVID-induced lockdown. Even her usual customers are scarce due to the coronavirus threat. Moreover, being a roadside stall, she always faces a threat of being removed from the footpath from where she runs her eatery.
Amma says her two sons don't look after her and that's why she runs this small eatery to earn a livelihood. "Nobody is helping me. Had somebody been there with me, I won't have faced this situation. Most of the time, I am asked to leave this place. Where will I go? My only hope is if I get a permanent shop," she says.
Agra: One octogenarian woman in Agra, Bhagvan Devi, popular as ¡®roti wali amma¡¯ is selling food at Rs. 20 near St. John College to earn livelihood;
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She says, ¡°I have been doing this for over 15 years. But, there¡¯s hardly any sale these days.¡± pic.twitter.com/WIJEWW5Hoo
Her video too went viral on social media like "Baba ka Dhaba", but as luck or public sympathy would have it, her story didn't turn out to be a Cinderella story. She is still waiting for the supporting shoes to step in.
