A colleague gently ribs, “Raju ban gaya gentleman,” as he passes by the former chaiwallah and newly promoted web developer Raju Yadav posing for a photograph for this piece. Yadav smiles even as the photographer urges him to, “Say cheeeeeese”. Maybe, the photographer should say chai. Yadav, a former chaiwallah, or ‘tea delivery boy’ was one of those nameless, and sometimes faceless boys providing the work force their daily cuppas or cuppas, depending on how may chais one consumes.

NEW BEGINNINGS: Raju Yadav at his computer in the Shaadi.com office which is located at Tardeo. Pic/Suresh KK