Eighty-year-old Kanta Prasad has felt the ups and downs of running a business during a pandemic.
from big cities to rural heartlands.
But the viral video changed Mr Prasad's life. Customers flooded the now-famous Baba ka dhaba, TV crews showed up all the time, Mr Prasad found himself being interviewed a lot and generous donations poured in from across the country.With the money, Mr Prasad was able to pay off debts, repair his dilapidated house and put food on the table for his family of eight.
"My monthly sales never crossed 40,000 rupees against a monthly expenditure of 100,000 rupees," Mr Prasad said. "There were far too many expenses - 35,000 rupees towards rent, 36,000 rupees to pay salaries of three employees," Mr Prasad told BBC Hindi. "Had I known it would be this difficult, I would've never opened a restaurant in the first place."
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