How True Hope Foundation Turned an 81-Year-Old Mumbai Vendor's Story Into a Nationwide Marketplace for India's Forgotten Street Sellers
Every morning, 81-year-old Mansukh Dada takes his place on a busy Mumbai pavement with packets of homemade chakli, sev and chips carefully prepared by hand.Some days are better than others. On many days, he waits for hours for customers to stop. For Mansukh Dada, selling a few extra packets isn’t about growing a business—it’s about ensuring there is enough money to get through another day. When a field team from True Hope Foundation met him, he had earned just ₹140 that day. Yet he wasn’t ready to leave. “Har nahi manunga me,” he told them. For the team, that moment
