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here is a success story of poor people.
i do not know about the loyalty of lijjat papads in tamil nadu. but here in toronto, it is available in all desi shops. this has a following here which might be the envy of marketeers.
lijjat, for a long time, is the only papad. they have a niche in making certain papads, consistently good quality, and thick enough, that in this health conscious age, great for chutta appalam, easy to make either over the gas top or microwave.
easily microwaveable karavadams and vadaams - is that not a great idea for our poor folks.
we always hear in this forum, of the need to help the poor in our community, but i seldom see any solid ideas or moves.
there is talk of joining forces with kerala iyers trust. i suggest that we leave them alone, for they are very well run, and it is all due to the efforts of one couple.
let us imitate them. i see that there are retired folks around chennai with business experience.
making vadaams and pickles, but with a niche about certain quality which nobody can imitate will go a long way to find self sufficient employment for our poor.
after all grammeen bank, which is considered nobel prizeworthy, is all about helping poor people, on a small scale, is it not?
also, i think, we need ideas about how folks llike me, who are far away, but thanks to technology, are now available online through skype and suchlike.
can certain tutoring be arranged for us? i know of some relatives of mine, who took carnatic music lessons, online via skype, from a teacher in chennai.
there are possibilities.
i think, we are a good group with several good hearted people.
the swayamvaram, while applaudable, can only be the first step, towards on small scales, doing selected help for the needed.
the need for a spouse, i admit, is as much a need, as helping the poor.
best wishes to swayamvaram, and hoping for some good practical immediately executable ideas from the public.
thank you.
ps. through contacts, i get my கரவடாம் வடாம் தாமரைகிழங்கு from kalpathi. but these links are increasingly becoming tenuous.
i am quite sure, there are enough out of town folks who would need to replenish their stock of fry stuff regularly and hence make a good market devloped by word of mouth through forums such as these.
here is a success story of poor people.
i do not know about the loyalty of lijjat papads in tamil nadu. but here in toronto, it is available in all desi shops. this has a following here which might be the envy of marketeers.
lijjat, for a long time, is the only papad. they have a niche in making certain papads, consistently good quality, and thick enough, that in this health conscious age, great for chutta appalam, easy to make either over the gas top or microwave.
easily microwaveable karavadams and vadaams - is that not a great idea for our poor folks.
we always hear in this forum, of the need to help the poor in our community, but i seldom see any solid ideas or moves.
there is talk of joining forces with kerala iyers trust. i suggest that we leave them alone, for they are very well run, and it is all due to the efforts of one couple.
let us imitate them. i see that there are retired folks around chennai with business experience.
making vadaams and pickles, but with a niche about certain quality which nobody can imitate will go a long way to find self sufficient employment for our poor.
after all grammeen bank, which is considered nobel prizeworthy, is all about helping poor people, on a small scale, is it not?
also, i think, we need ideas about how folks llike me, who are far away, but thanks to technology, are now available online through skype and suchlike.
can certain tutoring be arranged for us? i know of some relatives of mine, who took carnatic music lessons, online via skype, from a teacher in chennai.
there are possibilities.
i think, we are a good group with several good hearted people.
the swayamvaram, while applaudable, can only be the first step, towards on small scales, doing selected help for the needed.
the need for a spouse, i admit, is as much a need, as helping the poor.
best wishes to swayamvaram, and hoping for some good practical immediately executable ideas from the public.
thank you.
ps. through contacts, i get my கரவடாம் வடாம் தாமரைகிழங்கு from kalpathi. but these links are increasingly becoming tenuous.
i am quite sure, there are enough out of town folks who would need to replenish their stock of fry stuff regularly and hence make a good market devloped by word of mouth through forums such as these.
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