Youths Preuner
Bangladeshi Youth Joins 12-Nation Gathering to Foster Friendship in Ningxia
To foster friendship and cooperation between China’s Ningxia and other nations, and to showcase the dynamic, open, and innovative Ningxia, the 2024 International Youth Friendship Camp was held with the theme “A Date with Youth in Ningxia,” featuring participation from Bangladesh.
From July 26 to July 31, the Foreign Affairs Office of the People’s Government of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region organized the camp. Bai Yuzhen, Director-General of the Foreign Affairs Office, delivered a speech and presented the flag to the Friendship Camp.d
In her address, Bai Yuzhen warmly welcomed the campers and team leaders from various countries and regions. She emphasized that the camp embodies the belief that the future lies with the youth and vitality in the local community. It serves as a grand gathering for Chinese and foreign youth, fostering closeness and understanding. She hoped that young participants would build friendships, appreciate diverse perspectives, and contribute to a community with a shared future for humanity through mutual learning and cooperation.
Invited by the Foreign Affairs Office, Bangladeshi student Mohammad Saiyedul Islam, a doctoral candidate at Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, represented Bangladesh at the camp.
During the five-day event, young people from various countries built friendships and understanding through interactive exchanges and field visits across Ningxia. They explored the Yinchuan Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Center, Ningxia Bairuiyuan Wolfberry Museum, and Ningxia Shapotou National Nature Reserve. These visits provided insights into Ningxia’s unique industries, ecological protection efforts, traditional culture, and local customs. Participants stayed with local families and visited desert camps, experiencing Ningxia’s high-quality development and modern achievements.
Ayaran Rakhmanova, team leader from Kazakhstan, praised the 144-hour visa-free transit policy, which attracts many international visitors to China. She admired Ningxia’s harmonious coexistence of diverse ethnic groups and its people’s improved living conditions. She expressed joy in experiencing Ningxia’s hope and vitality firsthand.
Mohammad Saiyedul Islam, the team leader from Bangladesh, shared his experience of witnessing friendship that transcends borders and cultures. He emphasized the importance of communication and mutual understanding among youth from different backgrounds. He described Ningxia as vibrant, open, and innovative, and expressed hope for stronger ties and new stories of collaboration between international youth and Ningxia.
Sophia Nabila from Malaysia remarked that Ningxia had always been on her travel list, and experiencing it firsthand was a significant chapter in her life. She highlighted the camp’s spirit of friendship and unity, noting that it showed how people could celebrate their unique identities together. She extended an invitation to her new friends to visit Malaysia.
Officials from the Foreign Affairs Office of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Party Committee, the Culture and Tourism Department of the Autonomous Region, the Youth League Committee of the Autonomous Region, and Ningxia Radio and Television Station attended the opening ceremony.
The event brought together 34 youth representatives from 12 countries, including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Mongolia, Zimbabwe, Indonesia, and Kazakhstan, along with 13 Chinese youth representatives from Ningxia.
Since its inception in 2002, the Ningxia International Youth Friendship Camp has successfully held 19 sessions, hosting over a thousand foreign youths. The camp has become a significant platform for international youth exchange in Ningxia, promoting people-to-people connectivity and enhancing relations between Ningxia and its international sister cities.
“Never Give up, Unless you believe in yourself that you can do it”, A young guy who just invests Rs 5 lakh and earned crores annually, A thrilling story of an Indian guy named Uday Tangella.
Leaving a high-paying job in Dubai and returning home to start a business with a tea shop of course need courage and confidence or endurance.
After graduating from TRR College of Engineering, Hyderabad in 2006 in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Uday Tangella has worked in different software firms, and his last job was in Dubai, where he lived a luxurious life and drove a Jaguar.
When he left his job in Dubai and came back to India at the age of 29, none of his family supported his decision. His wife Bakul Tangella, an Ayurvedic doctor, was his only supporter.
In India, Uday opened his first outlet in 2016 in Rajahmundry, a small town in Andhra Pradesh, with a space of 150 square feet for Rs 5 lakh. Uday Srinivas Tangella started the first Tea Time outlet in 2016. As of now, there are about 3000 outlets in India.
6 years later, he has not only succeeded as an entrepreneur but has also created nearly 3,000 small business owners by expanding his tea chain through a franchise model.
Uday said, within the first year we have touched 100 outlets and a turnover of Rs 2 crore. Now there are about 3,000 Tea Time outlets across India and Tea Time Private Limited has reached a turnover of Rs 35 crores. All other franchises except the first outlet.
Adding to his statement, I started the first outlet with only 3 people. Now 45 employees work in Tea Time. If we calculate the overall turnover, it would be Rs 25 crores per month, which would be 300 crores annually.
The Tea Time outlets are spread across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Manipur, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Haryana, and Odisha.
Uday said, my business idea is simple. I don’t want to set up a big cafe and then spend more than a reasonable price on tea. An outlet has an average of 3 employees. They serve 10 different types of tea at their outlets, priced at 10 rupees, ginger tea at 15 rupees and green tea at 25 rupees. They also serve masala tea, lemon tea, almond tea, kulhad tea, black tea, kashmiri tea and few other flavors of teas. The outlets also sell soft drinks, milkshakes and snacks like samosas and biscuits.
Uday says only two to three people are needed to look after an outlet. We also provide staff training to ensure that the taste remains the same across all Tea Time outlets”.
He says the average payback period is about five to 10 months. “The idea behind using the franchise model to grow my business is that I just don’t want to grow myself. I want others to grow as well.
Uday believes in building business owners more than creating personal wealth for themselves.
I have kept the franchise fee low so anyone who wants to start a profitable business can afford it. The more they grow, the more I will be.
Tea Time franchise owners include banking and IT sector professionals, engineers, NRIs, retired army personnel and unemployed youth.
“About one million searches are made for ‘Tea Time near me’ on the internet every month,” claims Uday, talking about the brand’s popularity.
