New Delhi: In today’s world, the power of social media is very influential. In times of crisis, it has come as the rescue of many needy people. The recent viral video #BabaKaDhaba in social media is the best example.
It all started with an Instagram post and a late night tweet. A video of an elderly couple running a small kiosk named ‘Baba Ka Dhaba’ went viral in social media. The story of their struggle in the coronavirus crisis moved thousands of people, including celebrities, cricketers and even companies. It touched many hearts as the old man broke down over no business due to pandemic.
The video was shared a Twitter used named Vasundhara Tankha Sharma, after which many Bollywood celebrities, cricketers and netizens flooded support for ‘Baba Ka Dhaba’.
Thankfully, after it trended big time on social media, a log queue was seen outside ‘Baba Ka Dhaba’ and the elderly couple looked visibly happier.
From Raveena Tandon, Randeep Hooda, Swara Bhasker to Nimrat Kaur, Gaurav Wasan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Sonam Kapoor, Suniel Shetty, and Athiya Shetty – all stepped up to extend help to the elderly couple.
Thanks for the support and of course, the power of social media, their story has come to light and we can all do our bit to help them through the crisis.