Published 10:58 IST, August 17th 2019
This story of Hyderabad youth using Zomato to kill hunger pangs & get a ride has internet hailing his 'jugaadu' skills
'Necessity is the mother of inventions' - this saying has been turned to reality by Indians, known for their unique trait of being 'jugadu'.
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'Necessity is the mother of inventions' - this saying has been turned to reality by Indians, known for their unique trait of being 'jugaadu'. The following story which played out in Telangana's Hyderabad reveals how usually Indians turn into brilliant troubleshooters when in crisis.
Obesh Komirisetty posted on his social media accounts about how he was outside and starving around midnight and couldn't get a ride home, but killed two birds with a stone with through just a mobile internet connection.
Last week, the young man was near the Inorbit Mall at close to midnight. He was looking for an autorickshaw but couldn't find one, and using the cab-aggregating app Uber was proving to be expensive.
Obesh found a solution for both his issues. He ordered food from a nearby place through Zomato and asked the delivery person to drop him home as he delivered his food there.
The internet hailed his cleverness and also the Zomato delivery executive who obliged to take him home.
Here are the reactions to his story -
10:58 IST, August 17th 2019