Internet, internet, ah wondrous internet. How you have changed humans and their way of life. It was the year 1995, when the first ever internet cafe popped up on a particular street in New York and people went bonkers. 20 years later, it's the same, in a different part of the world, though! And with a magnificently unique twist.
A 23-year-old chaiwala from Ballari, a remote town in Karnataka — Syed Khadar Basha — came up with an idea that has got his tea business booming. Yup, you guessed it! He installed a router in his tea shop.
While the big telecom empires are calling each other out on a battlefield, this guy is offering free data for 30 minutes to customers who buy a cup of tea worth merely Rs 5. Full story...
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A 23-year-old chaiwala from Ballari, a remote town in Karnataka — Syed Khadar Basha — came up with an idea that has got his tea business booming. Yup, you guessed it! He installed a router in his tea shop.
While the big telecom empires are calling each other out on a battlefield, this guy is offering free data for 30 minutes to customers who buy a cup of tea worth merely Rs 5. Full story...
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