Startup India: Small businesses that shine in summer
A nation of billions has at least a million new enterprising ideas to make hay while the sun shines. Well, literally. As the blistering Indian summer sets in, the country’s street vendors make for a riot of colourful possibilities, as their small set-ups do brisk businesses. Here are a few.
Curated By: Madhu Kapparath
Tharbooj (Musk Melon)
Thakurji parks his pushcart displaying muskmelons temporarily in the middle of the pedestrian-only road at the bustling Lajpat Nagar market and nobody has an issue with that. Everyone here knows me for long, he says. How long? ‘I’m 90 years old! He sticks to selling one kind of fruit at a time. He pauses for thought and then breaks into a tale: ‘Now, do you know the story of Satyavan and Savitri….’
Thakurji parks his pushcart displaying muskmelons temporarily in the middle of the pedestrian-only road at the bustling Lajpat Nagar market and nobody has an issue with that. Everyone here knows me for long, he says. How long? ‘I’m 90 years old! He sticks to selling one kind of fruit at a time. He pauses for thought and then breaks into a tale: ‘Now, do you know the story of Satyavan and Savitri….’
