Not all elderly sellers are lucky like 'Baba Ka Dhaba' fame Kanta Prasad

Aadinarayana, who comes from Gudivara village of Andhra Pradesh and currently lives in Chhattisgarh, is an old man whose body is not strong enough that he could go to work but in order to ensure his meal for the day, he is forced to put up a stall of sweets near a railway station.

Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh):A small video-clip may have changed the life of Kanta Prasad of 'Baba Ka Dhaba' fame but there are many like him, who despite old age, have to work hard to earn their livelihood.

Aadinarayana, who comes from Gudivara village of Andhra Pradesh and currently lives in Chhattisgarh, is an old man whose body is not strong enough that he could go to work but in order to ensure his meal for the day, he is forced to put up a stall of sweets near a railway station here.

According to him, he along with his wife had come to Bilaspur and settled in the city in 1990.

Aadinarayana, who lives in a rented accommodation of RS 1,200 and end up paying rupees 200 to 300 as his electricity bill.

Speaking to ETV Bharat, Aadinarayana said that he had recently lost his elder son due to coronavirus and his younger son is married and lives with his family, leaving the elder man alone.

The elderly man lives with his wife and both work to earn their livelihood.

Reminding his old difficult days, he said his hut was removed by the city authorities as they acted against encroachment in the year 2010. This also disrupted his stall of Idli-Dosa.

During the on-going coronavirus phase, the couple sells home-made stuff and their sale for any given day would be around Rs 150.

ETV Bharat also appeals to its subscribers to visit the stall of the elderly couple and buy stuff from their stall to help them.