Once shunned and now eagerly courted by the West, Prime Minister Narendra ... Modi was born in 1950 in the western state of Gujarat, the third of six children whose father worked as a tea vendor ...

His tea empire, Yewale Amruttulya ... that mirrors the chaiwala-to-chair mythology of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Chai is an energy drink for Indians,” said 41-year-old Yewale, sporting ...

like BJP’s transformation of a jibe by opponents calling Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “Chaiwala” (tea-seller) into a campaign motif that immensely resonated with everyday citizens.