The fragrance of Indian ‘desi tea’ is now spreading across the seven seas on the streets of America. We often hear that pizza and burgers are popular in foreign countries, but a young man from Patna, the capital of Bihar, has surprised everyone by opening his own tea shop in Los Angeles. This young man named Prabhakar Prasad has become a topic of discussion on social media these days. With his hard work and passion to do something different, he has proved that if the intentions are strong, then no work is small or big. Prabhakar’s story is an example for all those youth who lose courage in difficult times.
Didn’t accept defeat after losing job in IT company with package worth lakhs, started his own ‘desi’ startup abroad
Prabhakar Prasad had gone to America with dreams of a bright future. There he was working in a reputed IT company on a good package. Everything was going well, but perhaps fate had something else in mind. Due to recession and company policies, he suddenly lost his job. Losing a job in a foreign country is no less than the breaking of a mountain, but instead of returning to India in despair or sitting in despair, Prabhakar decided to start his own business. He decided to introduce the Indian taste to the people of America and set up his own tea stall. Today he is earning more fame and fortune from the same tea business than his previous job.
You will be shocked to hear the price of a cup of tea, American people are standing in line to pay around Rs 800.
For a cup of tea in India, for which we usually pay Rs 10 to 20, Prabhakar is selling the same tea in America at a premium price. According to reports, the price of a cup of tea at Prabhakar’s shop starts from $9, which is around Rs 780 in Indian currency. Despite tea being so expensive, there is a huge craze among the people there to drink it. Prabhakar uses Indian spices (like ginger, cardamom) in his tea, whose taste is making Americans his fans. At his shop, not only Indians, but also American citizens are seen standing in queues and enjoying ‘Bihari Tea’.
This young man is becoming famous by the name of ‘Bihari Chaiwala’, this unique success story is going viral on social media.
Prabhakar Prasad has now made his own identity in America. Many of his videos are going viral on social media, in which he is seen lovingly serving tea to his customers and telling his story. People are comparing them with India’s famous startups like ‘MBA Chaiwala’ and ‘Graduate Chaiwala’. Prabhakar says that he has no shame in doing his work. They proudly say that they are from Bihar and are promoting their culture and food abroad. His success shows how disaster is turned into opportunity.
