From Rs 7 to Rs 5 lakh an appearance: How Dolly Chaiwala turned a Nagpur tapri into a nationwide brand
Long before the internet crowned him a sensation, Sunil Patil was just another teenager helping out at a tea stall in Nagpur’s Sadar area. Money was scarce, opportunities even scarcer. He didn’t have formal education on his side, but what he did have was instinct — the instinct to turn even the most ordinary job into a performance. With barely Rs 7 in his pocket and a kettle in hand, Sunil began serving tea. What followed was the birth of Dolly Chaiwala.
Long before the internet crowned him a sensation, Sunil Patil was just another teenager helping out at a tea stall in Nagpur’s Sadar area. Money was scarce, opportunities even scarcer. He didn’t have formal education on his side, but what he did have was instinct — the instinct to turn even the most ordinary job into a performance. With barely Rs 7 in his pocket and a kettle in hand, Sunil began serving tea. What followed was the birth of Dolly Chaiwala.
