Storm in a chai glass: Bill Gates video with Nagpur street vendor goes viral

A billionaire innovator and a tea vendor with a massive character — and social media presence — have simply met in the Indian metropolis of Nagpur, and the result’s a viral video like no different.

“One chai, please,” says Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, smiling and holding up a finger. Immediately, Dolly Chaiwala will get to work, turning the easy act of brewing tea into a performing artwork.

He pours the milk, provides the masala, drops the tea leaves into the boiling milk, and picks up a slim glass with the aplomb of a celeb chef.

Gates’ smiling and admiring presence, the Nagpur street vendor’s model, and the gorgeous mastery of video-making lend his chai cart a distinctive glamour.

Captions on the video inform viewers that Gates is “excited” to be again in India, a nation of “unbelievable innovators”, and that he appears ahead to extra “chai pe charcha (chats over tea)”.

Sharing this video on his Instagram web page (thisisbillgates), the billionaire philanthropist has written: “In India, you’ll find innovation all over the place you flip — even in the preparation of a easy cup of tea!”

Dolly Chaiwala is not only any tea vendor; his Instagram bio describes him as a “digital creator”. That description is validated by his flair-infused tea-making movies; they typically have chart-toppers as background music and Dolly immediately addressing his 10.4K Instagram followers.

“Bara aadmi banne ka sapna maine bhi dekha hai (I, too, have dreamt of changing into somebody massive),” he says in certainly one of his movies. Now, having served up a glass of tea to Bill Gates — one of many greatest someones in the world — his cart, named “Dolly Ki Tapri Nagpur”, appears set to go locations.