Lassi seller earning ₹80,000 builds two-storey house: ‘Hamare paas makan hi nahi tha’
A moving street interview shared digital creator Upen Verma has captured the internet’s heart, highlighting a Delhi lassi seller’s incredible journey from tragedy to success. The man opened up about his struggles after losing his father at a young age while living in extreme poverty. Earning just ₹250 a day initially, he took on full responsibility for his family at age 11. Through decades of relentless effort, he eventually built a home in Uttar Pradesh.A digital content creator’s street interview with a lassi seller in Delhi. (Instagram/@upenverma)“Real stories > Motivation. This was just a random conversation but turned out to be real motivational lesson for me. It just proves anything is possible when you put your heart and soul into it,” Verma wrote on Instagram while posting the video of the interaction.“Working since I was 11”(Translated from Hindi, here is an excerpt from the conversation between Upen Verma and the lassi seller.)“If you could ask God for one thing, what would it be?” Verma asked the lassi seller. The man replied, “My father’s life. In my life, I used to think that I didn’t even have a house. And because of that, my father passed away.”Also Read:
