Pakodas to the rescue

It is a no brainer how most would stack up manual scavenging, doorman, front-desk employee and the corner office

‘Aslam’ bade vaqaar se degree vasool kee 

aur isske baad shahar mein khvaancha laga liya

[With a lot of pride, ‘Aslam’ earned a degree for himself;

And then (as if it was a matter of routine) set up a hawker stall in the city]

-Aslam Kolsarii

The current political debate centred around Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pakoda statement has had several unedifying moments. There are a lot of memes going around on WhatsApp and Facebook, spoofing the PM’s comment. Hardik Patel, the upcoming Patel leader in Gujarat reportedly even said that the only a chaiwala could advise the youth to sell pakodas. The PM possibly