Small Business Meetup Challenge: Chai Pe Charcha, Talks over Tea

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‘Chai Pe Charcha’ means Talks over Tea.
These are very popular in India.
Especially among local guides.

Banner of the Meetup Challenge Post - Talks over Tea, Chai pr Charcha
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In Pune, local guides @TusharSuradkar, @AjitThite, @ShubhamWaman, and @NERKARAMIT often meet at tea joints.

We discuss meetup planning, sticker design, printing and distribution, design contests, small business support, accessibility, and new Google Maps features.

Local Guides in Pune discussing about Google Maps, Connect and supporting small business at tea stalls.
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Challenge:
Which tea shop, stand, or cafe do you visit with friends?

  1. Post a photo :framed_picture:
  • Tea.
  • Group Photo having Tea.
  • Tea Stall Storefront Photo.

  1. Share the Google Maps Link :link: of the Tea stall you visited.

  2. Not on Google Maps :earth_asia:
    If the tea stall is not on Google Maps. add it! :star_struck:
    Note: When a place is added from the actual location, the chances and speed of approval are high.

  3. Did you write a review? :memo:
    Please share a link to your review.

  4. Host a meetup :handshake: :hugs: :people_hugging:
    :tea: Gather at a Tea Stall in your city
    :speaking_head: Have gup-shup with friends
    :speech_balloon: Chai-pe-Charcha meaning Talks over Tea.

Use these hash tags for the posts:
#ChaiPeCharcha
#TeaTalks
#SupportSmallBusiness
#BuyLocal

No homemade Tea Photos, please :pray:
This is about supporting small businesses :weight_lifting_man:

Here are my Tea Stall visits or Storefront Photos.

1. Bhairav Tea

I often meet Amit Nerkar here since it is close to my residence in the Baner area of Pune and just outside Amit’s office.

We order several rounds of tea as we discuss the day and plans for the upcoming meetups in Pune and Mumbai.

Local Guides Tushar Suradkar, Amit Nerkar and Girish Pidadi at a Tea Stall in Pune
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  1. Jai Shankar Tea and Snacks.

Local Guide Ajit Thite guiding Shubham Waman o adding small business to Google Maps as Tushar Suradkar captured the moment
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This cafe was added by Shubham during our casual meeting last weekend.

Ajit Thite is seen guiding him on adding small businesses, and I was present to capture this precious moment for everyone.

We had our standard 3 rounds of tea - beginning, middle of Tea-Talks and before parting :smile:

Here’s the photo of the 2nd round, Jumbo Tea :elephant:

Local Guides in Pune, Ajit Thite, Tushar Suradkar and Shubham Waman enjoying their several rounds of Tea and Tea-Talks.
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  1. Kimaya Veg Hotel

Pune local guides Tushar Suradkar and Shubham Waman onboarding new local guide Nitin Tamras to the Connect platform
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Last weekend, I and Shubham met an old friend Nitin Tamras, and introduced him to the Connect platform.

Shubham showed him various Google Maps tricks and new features.
I navigated around the Connect platform on my mobile and explained the various ways in which local guides can participate.

We had 2 rounds of Tea - before Nitin arrived and another one with Nitin.

What is your Chai-pe-Charcha story?
Please share your Tea Talks photos.

Remember - no homemade Tea photos please :smile:

Meetup Challenge
Winner :trophy: :trophy: :trophy:

Host a meetup in your town supporting small businesses.

All hosts will get from me:
An India Local Guide Keychain. :trophy:

All participants will get:
Beautiful Cards with the Theme ‘India Local Guides :heart: Tea’. :trophy:

Keychain for Meetup Hosts
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Stickers and Cards for Meetup Participants
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Good challenge @TusharSuradkar about Talk over Tea. I have tea most of time (without sugar nowadays). Most interesting feature is : show may not have a indoor or outdoor seating, but stalls attracts people who connects and gradually talks. I have met a lot of friends through that. Thank you sharing these beautiful images with fellow local guides!

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Thank you @Rahul001

You got it perfectly right :+1: we make new friends and connect with local guides at tea stalls.

That’s the idea of the challenge - introduce new people to LG Connect and support small business over Tea :tea:

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After reading the post, I hope you all had a wonderful time together.

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I am hosting my first meet up and invited many local guides. Will surely share the photo with my chai friends and deer park is popular for small chai vendors roaming so will post a few pics too. Looking forward to participating. Is there a deadline to this challenge?? @TusharSuradkar

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@TusharSuradkar
good idea of the challenge - introduce new people to LG Connect and support small business over Tea

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Yes, and thank you, dear @mrinmoiHossain
We are new local guides since last 1-2 years, but feels like meeting old friends.

I hope you will be able to host a meetup with friends soon and chat over Chai :tea:

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Thank you, dear @Ptrivedi bhai :handshake:

I hope you will be able to host a meetup with friends soon and chat over Chai :tea:

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Wooww @TusharSuradkar
This challenge is such an exciting way to showcase our favorite tea spots! I have a go-to tea stall in my city where I frequently hang out with friends. It’s a cozy little place with the perfect blend of chai and conversations.
Visit the tea stall and capture some great photos – a hot cup of tea, a group selfie with friends, and the stall’s storefront.

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@TusharSuradkar this is very sensible and achievable challenge. You’re making it a win-win-win for the Google-LGs-SmallBusinesses.

Friends, Teashop, Small chats what else do you need more :star_struck: to make the day wonderful. And your team @ShubhamWaman @AjitThite @NERKARAMIT @TusharSuradkar should have enjoyed it a lot :+1:

Will definitely plan something soon

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Hi @TusharSuradkar Ji, I like the way you have conducted your meet up, thank you for sharing the details with nice photos.

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You summarized it beautifully, dear @NikhilDubey46 :+1:
I couldn’t have put it across better.
Hope you are able to capture the magical moments with friends over Chai soon and share the excitement with everyone out here on Connect :tea:

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चाय पे चर्चा मस्त आइडिया… @TusharSuradkar sir…

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Winter Tea Challenge @TusharSuradkar – such a great idea! :bulb: I’m hopeful that we’ll see more creative and meaningful initiatives like this in the future. Let’s keep inspiring each other

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@ShreyaMusings – such a great idea! :bulb: I’m hopeful that we’ll see more creative and meaningful initiatives like this in the future. Let’s keep inspiring each other!

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Thank you for sharing the challenge. It’s a good idea to helping small startup or business including new local guides. @TusharSuradkar

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Thank you, dear @MathanVibranarayan
Yes, that’s the idea: local guides enjoy great tea, and small businesses get good visibility.

Hope to see your ‘Tea with friends’ photo soon :tea: :handshake:
I suggest hosting a meetup - it is nothing more than filling a Form on Connect.

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No deadline @ShreyaMusings
Nice idea to also take note of small businesses like Tea Stalls during your meetup :+1:
Make sure to take a group photo with Tea and friends
Also, take a photo of the tea stall.
Include hashTags #ChaiPeCharcha #TalksOverTea :smiling_face:

Looking forward to seeing your ‘Tea with friends’ photo soon :tea:

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Definitely, @Ranu5g
We have more such meetup challenges in the pipeline.
When are you hosting your meetup over Chai?

Hope to see your ‘Tea with friends’ photo soon :tea: :handshake:
Hosting a meetup is nothing more than filling out a Form on Connect.

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Thanks for the appreciation dear @giteshsharma :handshake:

Looking forward to seeing your ‘Tea with friends’ photo soon :tea: :handshake:
Hosting a meetup is nothing more than filling out a Form on Connect.

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