Chai and pakoda: a favourite combination for Indians

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent comments that selling pakodas was not below a person’s dignity and was a decent means of livelihood for people as it enabled them to fend for themselves has evoked mixed reactions. While the Congress is of the view that such comments are purely designed to mislead the people about the government’s failure to create suitable jobs for the unemployed, the BJP is of the notion that selling pakodas could pave the future generation of the person concerned to be prospective entrepreneurs. Congress leader P Chidambaram’s remarks that since the government did not succeed in creating jobs to cater to the requirement of the unemployed of the country such a ploy was to distract the attention of the nation. But Chidambaram’s observation that the poor and the disabled who beg should be counted as employed people is rather surprising considering the fact that those who adopt such practices do not have to toil to earn their livelihood.
A pakoda seller on the other hand hast to produce a food stuff through his exertion as well as labour and ensure that it is fit for consumption. Such business activities even though on a small scale should be always encouraged as involving in such enterprises would keep the youth away from wrong doings. Prime Minister Narendra Modi through his relentless effort and perseverance became the Prime Minister of India from a chai wallah or a person who vends tea. This by itself is no mean achievement. Who knows whether a pakoda seller could turn out to be a business tycoon in the near future? Examples of people rising from humble beginnings to attain unimaginable monetary and social success are not uncommon in the country. There are also instances of offspring of famed personalities faring badly in their pursuit of success. So whether selling pakodas or chai can lead to the road to glory cannot be said with certainty but there is no denying the fact that there is no substitute to hard work.   

ANJISHNU BISWAS     

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