During the pandemic, a lot of families struggled to make ends meet, many lost the sole bread earners and children were forced to leave school and start working to feed their families. 

Even the businesses that flourished before shut during the pandemic, including small street food stalls.

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We are all aware of the ‘Baba Da Dhaba’ incident where an elderly couple from Delhi who owned a food stall had no customers to cater to post the lockdown. 

It was a food blogger who coincidentally stumbled upon the Dhaba and shared not only the review of the food, but also urged his followers to help the elderly owners on his vlog.  

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People hailed the power of social media which got the food stall thronging with people. Something similar happened recently in Ahmedabad, Gujarat where a teenage boy was selling dahi kachori for only Rs 10 to support his family. 

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Vishal Parekh shared the video of the young kachori seller on his Twitter account and wrote in the caption, “Do help him He is just 14 years old & selling Dahi Kachori only at 10/- Location: opposite Maninagar Railway station Ahmedabad So proud Need this to be share and help him.”

Do help him He is just 14 years old & selling Dahi Kachori only at 10/-
Location:opposite Maninagar Railway station Ahmedabad
So proud Need this to be share and help him!He Is Just 14 Years oldhelping his family and working hard on it #localforvocal @aditiraval @sanghaviharsh pic.twitter.com/JoOmjEUPTA

Soon, people thronged his little kiosk on the street and before we knew it, the young boy was swamped with customers. 

It was wholesome to see his food stall crammed with people who had come to buy his dahi kachoris after watching the video. 

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Someone shared the clip of the busy stall with the caption 'power of social media'. 

While sharing the video, Parekh also tagged some celebrities from the state to come forward to help the boy financially. One of them was Gujrati media personality and RJ Aditi Raval who asked for the details of the boy in the comments. 

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We have seen social media bringing overnight fame to artists but in recent times, there have been many instances where people have used the internet to share stories of needy and hard-working people to promote their businesses and urged their followers to help them. And, it’s incredible. 

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