At the “dosa man's” joint in NYU
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| At the dosa stall in front of New York University Campus |
Later
in the afternoon,
I went to the
New
York University
again
and had a meeting with Prof Gabriela Nik Ilieva. We discussed few
topics
common
to
the
interests of
the
New
York University
and
Prabha
Khaitan Foundation.
The moment I came out of the meeting I saw in front of me a
thela-type
dosa
stall
and
immediately
recognized that it was
the
famous Tiru Kumar.
Tiru
Kumar is also known as the “dosa
man Kumar”. He sells vegan food and says it aloud with pride - “I
am a vegan and I am proud to sell vegetarian food; I want Indian food
to
be
tasted internationally”. Tiru Kumar hails from Jaffna in Sri Lanka
and has a Tamil Nadu connection. For the past 13 years he has been
making dosa,
uttapam
and
idli
and
selling in front of New
York University
at
the
Washington
Square.
Recently,
the local authorities allowed him to put his stall inside the Park
as well for which he is very happy. Before opening this very popular
food thela
for
New
York
University
students,
he also worked in a restaurant and a gas station in 1995.
Another
interesting thing is that for the past 12 years the price of his
dosa,
uttapam, idli,
vegetarian roll remained unchanged. He raised it recently after a
long spell and rising costs. Tiru Kumar and his New
York Dosa Tiru Stall
has
been featured in various food magazines and columns across
the
world.
It
is always good to see such
self
made men and women
who
have carved out a niche for themselves. In his own words, “I can
guarantee you can have dosa
if
you come at 11 am,
but
if you are late, I can’t say you will get one.”
It
is so true.
ess
bee
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