Manu Bajaj

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In 1978, Babu Rao washed dishes at a Hyderabad tea stall. He now pays ₹40 lakh a month in rent. He'd arrived in Hyderabad , worked briefly at a textile store, then moved into a restaurant to learn the trade. A customer noticed how hard he worked and put in a word for him at a newly opened tea stall called Niloufer. He took it as a waiter, and did whatever else needed doing: sweeping, washing dishes, running orders. What set him apart, by his own account, was that he knew how to make good tea and had a knack for se…

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