Most Awesome Chai Waala awarded by TEDx

Most Awesome Chai Waala(Tea seller), awarded by TEDx-

Meet Laxman Rao, a teaseller by day and a passionate writer by night.​

​Rao hails from a small district in Amravati in Maharashtra, he left his home when he was just 18 with a meagre amount of Rs 40 in his pocket. From there, he has come really a long way and has written 24 books in Hindi.

Laxman Rao dropped after class 8th due to personal problems but a deep will in his heart made him earn a graduate degree. At 62, he is now pursuing his masters in Hindi Diploma.

Some Mind-blowing facts about Laxman Rao:


1. Former President of India, Mrs Pratibha Patil, was so impressed by the man and his work that she invited him over to the Rashtrapathi Bhavan.


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2. He wrote his first novel when he was just 18, he wrote 23 more novels later.​
​3. ​One of his books titled “Ramdas” has been adapted into a play and has sold over 3000 copies.
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​4. The Talented yet Simple man has been awarded with 37 awards from TEDx Walled City Award to Indian Media Welfare Association award.



Edit- Thanks for Mindblowing Response, I spoke to Laxman Rao ji on facebook and I was about to make more stories on him so this was happened. He is really very humble person!



Translation- Namaste Laxman Rao Ji

I read about you and I wrote on my blog about you, I need some clicks of you to write in a better way about you.

I would wait for your response, Thank You!

He replied- Thank You Very Much Raghav Ji, i am sending you some of my photos, after posting the story, please convey me! That's real humility!



He sells his books alongside his tea shop!

And he has got many awards!



​​I wrote about him in my blog in November . He is a source of an immense inspiration for me. Content source-
http://defencelover.in/2014/11/1...

Edit- I have added the bigger images, from mobile they were small.

Source for images- His facebook page https://www.facebook.com/laxmanr...
Raghav Gakhar