VARANASI: Every day, Rajiv Batwal kneads dough for chappatis in the kitchen of Varanasi’s Diesel Locomotive Workshop (DLW), however Saturday will likely be a special day as he’ll be cooking for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his entourage once more. Batwal, 30, has cooked for Modi 15 times since 2014 as the PM normally stays at the railway guesthouse when he visits his constituency.
Though Batwal normally makes simply tea, dal and chappatis for the PM, “who simplest eats easy food”, he’s proud to mention that Modi has asked his nenua sabzi, a neighborhood UP speciality made out of ridge gourd and chana, 3 times.
“The PM has never made us really feel insignificant when he stays at DLW right through visits to Varanasi. He is full of energy, and sleeps little,” says Batwal, full of admiration for the “PM’s disciplined regimen of yoga and strolling”.
‘Lack of jobs a big fear’
“Lack of jobs, whether or not in management, engineering or sports, is a large fear and promises have not been fulfilled as we would have liked,” says Batwal, appearing off a tattoo on his forearm, which reads ‘My Best Friend Ashu’. That’s a tribute to his pal at DLW Ashish, a cricketer. “I hope Ashish gets to play for Team India some day and sports fans like him get loose coaching and secure jobs,” he says.
Though Batwal normally makes simply tea, dal and chappatis for the PM, “who simplest eats easy food”, he’s proud to mention that Modi has asked his nenua sabzi, a neighborhood UP speciality made out of ridge gourd and chana, 3 times.
“The PM has never made us really feel insignificant when he stays at DLW right through visits to Varanasi. He is full of energy, and sleeps little,” says Batwal, full of admiration for the “PM’s disciplined regimen of yoga and strolling”.
‘Lack of jobs a big fear’
“Lack of jobs, whether or not in management, engineering or sports, is a large fear and promises have not been fulfilled as we would have liked,” says Batwal, appearing off a tattoo on his forearm, which reads ‘My Best Friend Ashu’. That’s a tribute to his pal at DLW Ashish, a cricketer. “I hope Ashish gets to play for Team India some day and sports fans like him get loose coaching and secure jobs,” he says.
Varanasi Diesel Loco shed cook excited to cook for PM again
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December 29, 2018
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