The other day while scrolling reels, I came across a man sitting very thoughtfully and saying:

“Bas yaar… kaash somehow Strait of Hormuz pahunch jaaun… jahaan saari ships atki hui hain… ek chai ya fast-food stall khol loon… aur millionaire ban jaun!” 🤣

And I was pleasantly surprised 😊

Because honestly… who else but an Indian can see stranded ships and immediately think:

“Problem? Nahi yaar… customer base.” ☕😂

The world sees crisis.

We see business opportunity with extra adrak.

And suddenly I realised — Indians are truly built differently.

The other day I desperately wanted chai of my taste. Reached a dhaba and confidently gave detailed instructions:

“Bhaiya… thodi kadak, thodi adrak, doodh kam…”

Dhaba wale bhaiya looked at me with zero emotion and said:

“Madam woh chai nahi ho payegi. Base chai pehle hi ban gayi.”

BASE CHAI…..🤣🤣

Not tea.

Not chai.

BASE CHAI.

As if I had entered a software company and chai was in beta testing stage. 🤣

Customization rejected.

Production line already active.

Then during our Trijugi Narayan trip near Rishikesh, we stopped at a lovely little place. I happily asked:

“Menu card milega?”

The owner smiled peacefully and said:

“Madam menu kya… hum gaon ke chulhe pe ghar ka simple khana banate hain. Teen cheezein hain. Gas bahut mehengi hai. Yahaan bas garam kar dete hain.”

And somehow I wasn’t disappointed.

I was impressed.

Because this wasn’t cost-cutting.

This was Indian Economic Strategy Version 12.0. 🤣

And then comes our legendary transport innovations.

Motorcycle in front.

Auto-rickshaw at the back.

Sometimes thela.

Sometimes mini truck.

Sometimes science itself looks at it and says:

“Bhai… humse na ho payega.” 😂

Our famous Jugaad engineering.

No wonder startups are booming.

Modiji probably looked around India and thought:

“Funding toh de deta hoon… ideas toh yahan gali gali mein mil rahe hain.” 🤣

Because while the world stands worried holding reports and statistics…we quietly stand in one corner holding chai and ask—

“Accha theek hai… par ismein earning kitni hai?”😊☺️☺️

…Suvi’s Scribbles 

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