29th February, 2020
This morning as we were walking towards the government hospital we observed an old lady in her 60’s with her two grandchildren aged about 5-6 years, picking up seeds on pavement and filling in plastic bags.
PAGE like always in his usual style. Ajji, yen madthidira ? What you do with these ?
Ajji : These are honge seeds, I am collecting for oil.
PAGE : Do you extract oil on your own ? And what do you use them for ?
Ajji : No, I take them to Yelahanka and get them extracted. For a Kilogram, I get 250ml oil.
I use them to light lamps.
PAGE : Do you only extract oil or sell seeds too ?
Ajji : When I need cash, I sell them to same oil mill and they pay me Rs 20/- per KG.
PAGE : Oh OK, do you know what by lighting lamps with this oil you are actually keeping the insects at bay because of its insecticidal and antiseptic properties.
They also use this oil to treat eczema, psoriasis, skin ulcers, dandruff and to promote wound healing.
So think what else you can do with it’s oil.
Ajji : Oh OK. Sure Son.
PAGE : So next time when I go to farm will carry seeds for you. No need to pay me. You can use for oil or sell them.
We shall take your leave for now and meet again soon...
After asking her whereabouts, we left...
Then, our Meenamma is like don’t you spare even Ajji also. What do you want to make her an entrepreneur?
PAGE : Yes, Why not. When Colonel Sanders think of KFC in his 60s, why not our own Ajji.
And do you know what not just that Ajji, those two kids also will be entrepreneurs.
Without knowing she was building two future businessmen (until and unless our society fill their minds with the monthly salary demon)
Now the kids know what to do when they need pocket money. They won’t go to their parents or do something illegal. They will instead collect the seeds and sell them.
When we also spoke of additional properties of it... this will ponder their minds for sometime. It’s left to them if they want to think of starting something on their own or not.
They were anyways extracting oil. Additional step is to get empty bottles, fill them and sell... Ajji can be a very good marketing champ due to her age. People will believe it’s her experience which will work magic through the oil.
After that conversation dropped her at office, then way back home had to meet few with some entrepreneurial ideas... and sure something will be on my plate which will keep me busy...
A fruitful day with fruitful meetings... Very soon we will reap the fruits :)
This morning as we were walking towards the government hospital we observed an old lady in her 60’s with her two grandchildren aged about 5-6 years, picking up seeds on pavement and filling in plastic bags.
PAGE like always in his usual style. Ajji, yen madthidira ? What you do with these ?
Ajji : These are honge seeds, I am collecting for oil.
PAGE : Do you extract oil on your own ? And what do you use them for ?
Ajji : No, I take them to Yelahanka and get them extracted. For a Kilogram, I get 250ml oil.
I use them to light lamps.
PAGE : Do you only extract oil or sell seeds too ?
Ajji : When I need cash, I sell them to same oil mill and they pay me Rs 20/- per KG.
PAGE : Oh OK, do you know what by lighting lamps with this oil you are actually keeping the insects at bay because of its insecticidal and antiseptic properties.
They also use this oil to treat eczema, psoriasis, skin ulcers, dandruff and to promote wound healing.
So think what else you can do with it’s oil.
Ajji : Oh OK. Sure Son.
PAGE : So next time when I go to farm will carry seeds for you. No need to pay me. You can use for oil or sell them.
We shall take your leave for now and meet again soon...
After asking her whereabouts, we left...
Then, our Meenamma is like don’t you spare even Ajji also. What do you want to make her an entrepreneur?
PAGE : Yes, Why not. When Colonel Sanders think of KFC in his 60s, why not our own Ajji.
And do you know what not just that Ajji, those two kids also will be entrepreneurs.
Without knowing she was building two future businessmen (until and unless our society fill their minds with the monthly salary demon)
Now the kids know what to do when they need pocket money. They won’t go to their parents or do something illegal. They will instead collect the seeds and sell them.
When we also spoke of additional properties of it... this will ponder their minds for sometime. It’s left to them if they want to think of starting something on their own or not.
They were anyways extracting oil. Additional step is to get empty bottles, fill them and sell... Ajji can be a very good marketing champ due to her age. People will believe it’s her experience which will work magic through the oil.
After that conversation dropped her at office, then way back home had to meet few with some entrepreneurial ideas... and sure something will be on my plate which will keep me busy...
A fruitful day with fruitful meetings... Very soon we will reap the fruits :)
