Mohammed Arif Hussain is popular as MBA Limbupaniwala in Hyderabad. The reason is simple enough: soon after completing a course in business entrepreneurship, he decided to set up a cart to sell nimbu pani (the desi lemonade) and was greeted with comments of “Is this what you want to do after a business administration course?’ or ‘How will we tell people you sell nimbu pani on the street?’ He didn’t let that discourage him; he saw it as an example of a startup and entrepreneurship, a fulfilment of the goal of his online course on business studies and entrepreneurship program.
Why did he name his stall MBA Limbupaniwala? “MBA is a degree that makes you a master of business administration. Since I wanted to be an example to small startup ventures, I called it MBA Limbupani (combination of lemon and nimbu ) wala.”
He first invested in a motorable thela (cart) that would hold all the paraphernalia to make nimbu pani. One can find his lemonade cart at Basheerbagh, opposite Ohri’s restaurant. He had recently set up stall at Jashn-e-bazaar and was open of the stalls that did brisk business.
