Supporting Small Businesses Starts with Adding on Maps

Hindu Temples are not mere places of worship.
They are a complete ecosystem. Nearby shopkeepers, dispensaries, medicine shops, schools, banks, grocery shops, jewelers, and the list is endless.

To serve them all and keep the spirit of shopping abuzz are the many tea shops. :teacup_without_handle:

Here’s the Pashan Market around the Bhairavnath Temple.

We have been visiting these small tea shops for over a decade, and one of the owners won’t bother to even name his shop.

Eventually, last week, he put up a board ā€˜Graduate Tea Shop’ and I immediately added it to Google Maps.

By the time I finished sipping 2 cups of tea, the edit was approved, photos uploaded, opening and closing timings declared, and the once anonymous but popular tea shop went digital - to borrow a fabulous phrase from @Shubham.Singh :handshake:

The ambience of the tea shop was open-roof since it was previously hosted under a Peepal Tree, and people would sip their tea on a small katta under the tree.

The follow-up email from Google Maps was a delight.

On my next visit, I plan to assist the small business owner in claiming their business on Google Maps and add more features, as well as tweak the settings for this location.

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Herzlichen Glückwunsch dazu @TusharSuradkar :folded_hands::+1:

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Congratulations :clap::tada: keep contributing

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@TusharSuradkar yes sir . Indeed vocal for local :+1:

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Very nice sir @TusharSuradkar

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@TusharSuradkar thats actually great ..a very simple way in which we can support local businesses

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  • Great initiative, @TusharSuradkar sir! Supporting small businesses by adding them on Google Maps truly makes a difference. Your story is really inspiring. :heart::white_heart::green_heart:
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Amazing :+1: Dear @TusharSuradkar , I am looking forward to do more.

Wonderful story, @TusharSuradkar! :glowing_star: It’s so true that temples nurture entire ecosystems of small businesses around them. Adding the ā€˜Graduate Tea Shop’ to Google Maps is such a meaningful way to support local entrepreneurs and ensure their presence is recognized. Love how a simple act like this can make such a big difference for the community! :folded_hands::dizzy:

Adorable siršŸ‘

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Absolutely @TusharSuradkar sir ! Adding small businesses to Maps helps them get discovered and supported by more people. Thanks for highlighting this, every little addition really matters. :raising_hands:

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Wow such a perfect spot to sip chai and have amazing conversations. Thanks for sharing @TusharSuradkar

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@TusharSuradkar
Congratulations :+1:

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@TusharSuradkar . In current times this ā€œgraduateā€ and ā€œengineerā€ arebmuch abused words. You have Graduate/engineer chaiwallah, panipuri wallah, samose wallah, etc,etc. Makes we wonder where did they study?:grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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You are right @curatorofmemory There’s a restaurant nearby my area called BTech Wala restaurant :laughing:

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Great congratulations :tada: :smiley: in contributing for small and lesser updated places on Google @TusharSuradkar

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They do want to give unconventional names to grab attention @curatorofmemory
And as @Ssiddharth2000 has mentioned, we have a BTech ChaapWala in Gurugram

Here’s the post:
Small Business: BTech Chaap Wala, A Techno-Foodie in Delhi

We know many graduates and post-graduates now-a-days apply for little jobs like peon and clerks. So a graduate or even an engineer setting up a food joint in not a surprise.

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Hello @TusharSuradkar sir,
It is very glad to know about the shops around Bhairavnath Temple. I want to thank you for letting us know about the fabulous tea shop. Hope to reach their when i will visit Pune. I have also a query in my mind about the name of that tea shop, whether he/she have opened after completing their graduation.

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Nice work @TusharSuradkar support Local Business, keep on contribute.
Thanks for sharing and inspiring.

Very rightly said, it is an ecosystem, an earning opportunity for many. This is a great idea.