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Chaiwalas are mainly people who prepare, sell or serve Indian tea on streets or small roadside shops.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://chaiwallahsofindia.com/2013/04/chai-wallah/ )〕 They boil a mixture of water and milk, add tea leaves and then strain the tea into containers or a tea kettle. A lot of chaiwala tend to come in from different parts of India and run small businesses in major cities. Chaiwalas usually serve tea in a small glasses or unglazed clay teacups (Kulhar) but in recent years they have started to serve tea in plastic cups. Traditionally chai was made in brass vessels; however that appears to be changing in some places. The Indian prime minister Narendra Modi is a former chaiwala.〔(From ‘chaiwala’ to PM covet: A sneak peek into Modi's industrious life )〕〔(Narendra Modi: from tea vendor to PM nominee )〕 He occasionally used to serve tea to the customers of his father's tea-stall outside the Vadnagar Railway Station. His chaiwala background was mocked by Mani Shankar Aiyar, a senior leader of the then ruling Congress Party.〔( Rahul disapproves of Aiyar's 'chaiwala' jibe at Modi, TNN, Feb 7, 2014 )〕 BJP seized on this opportunity to emphasize the humble background of Narendra Modi, by opening a number of "NaMo Teas Stalls" 〔(BJP opens NaMo Tea Stall, conduct 'Bhoomi Puja' before rally, 4 February 2014 )〕 and organizing an public discussion campaign termed "Chai Pe Charcha".〔(The minds behind Modi's 'achhe din' and 'Chai pe Charcha' campaign, Darshan Desai, Mail Today , Ahmedabad, May 21, 2014 )〕 In response, former Chief Minister of Bihar and RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav also claimed to be a former chaiwala. ==Chaiwala in popular culture== In the 1955 classic film Shri 420, the hero (Raj Kapoor) brings the heroine (Nargis) to a road-side tea stall. The chaiwala insists on receiving a payment of two annas for the two cups.〔(Raj Kapoor Proposes To Nargis On Street - Shree 420 Most Viewed Scenes, Shemaroo, Published on Feb 2, 2012 )〕 In the 2009 drama Slumdog Millionaire, the lead character, Jamal Malik (played by Dev Patel), is a chaiwala in an Indian call center.〔( IMDb Slumdog Millionaire Quotes )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chaiwala」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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