Inspiring Story Of Post Graduate Tuktuki Das Who Opened Tea Shop To Pursue Her Passion
Tuktuki Das tried hard to get a job after completing her Masters, however, she could not succeed. Therefore, Tuktuki decided to open a tea shop at Habra station in North 24 Parganas. Tuktuki Das's tea shop is famous as 'MA English Chaiwalai' across the city. Let's take a look at her inspirational journey.
If you are determined to do something different in life, then nothing is impossible. Tuktuki Das of Kolkata proves this.
Tuktuki Das tried hard to get a job after completing her Masters, however, she could not succeed. Therefore, Tuktuki decided to open a tea shop at Habra station in North 24 Parganas. Tuktuki Das's tea shop is famous as 'MA English Chaiwalai' across the city. Let's take a look at her inspirational journey:
About 'MA English Chaiwali' Tuktuki Das
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Tuktuki Das belongs to a poor family. Tuktuki¡¯s father is a van driver and her mother owns a small grocery shop. Tuktuki's parents wanted her to become a teacher, to fulfill her parent¡¯s dream she studies hard. Tuktuki Das, a post-graduate in English literature from Rabindrabharati Open University.
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Unable to Find Job
Amidst the hustle and bustle of Kolkata's city life, where everyone is in the race of finding means to survive, Tuktuki Das, unable to find a job, despite her MA degree. Tuktuki Das tried hard to get a job, however, she could not succeed. Failing to grab any job despite her qualification, Tuktuki decided to open a tea stall.
Inspired by Prafull Billore aka 'MBA Chaiwalla'
Inspired by Prafull Billore aka 'MBA Chaiwalla' on Youtube, Tuktuki Das rented a small shop near Habra station and began her own tea stall under the banner of 'MA English Chaiwali' on November 1, 2021. On the first day of her tea shop, as a token of her gratitude and happiness, Tuktuki distributed free tea to many of her customers.
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Initially, her family was not happy with her decision
At first, Tuktuki¡¯s parents didn't get the idea of tea selling. They put up their sentiments in protest of their educated daughter opening up a chai counter. It didn't work. Tuktuki was all set to fly with her idea and make something of her own.
Brimming with the hope of starting something of her own, Tuktuki began convincing her parents that was not easy for her. According to News18, Tuktuki Das's father Prashanto Das said, ¡°Initially I was not happy with her decision, as we educated her with the hope that she would become a teacher and she ended up wanting to sell tea. I reconsidered and thought that if this is her decision so as to become self-reliant, then that¡¯s good".
This is not the first time that a highly-educated individual has gone the tea-selling business. Not only Tuktuki Das, son of Madhya Pradesh farmer Praful Billore today is known as the 'MBA Chaiwala.' Despite all the efforts, he has not been able to score well in CAT so he decided to leave studies mid-way and open a tea-selling business. Now, he is a billionaire with over 22 outlets across the country and soon there will be an international outlet too.
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Not only this, The COVID-induced lockdown last year has had many unintentional consequences. Job and income losses were one of them, and affected a large section of the population, including both in the organized and unorganized sectors.
Many including high-skilled and experienced techies were also given the pink slip or were asked to take a huge pay cut to keep their jobs.
'B.Tech Chai' In Kerala | Indiatimes
Anandu and Mohammed Shafi, who were classmates during their B. Tech Electrical Engineering days had worked with several tech companies in Kerala before the lockdown took away their jobs. With a broken heart he finally started selling tea on the street. While studying MBA in Ahmedabad he worked part time in a restaurant. During this time, after talking to a tea seller, he decided that he would open a tea shop.
According to Anandu, B Tech Chai's menu already has 50 flavours of tea, all of them developed by them and more will be added in the coming days.
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Anuj Tiwari writes stories for SEO and is a Youtube wizard. An engineer turned social media champ, he keeps a track of all that goes around the world. His interest areas include historic events, political and social-sciences.
