Viral Video: TN PhD student runs street food stall in Chennai
Rayan encouraged him to search for his articles on internet. He said: "If you Google my name, you'll find my research articles," he said
Tarun Rayan, an Indian PhD student belonging to Chennai, Tamil Naidu, turned a sensation on the Internet with American vlogger Christopher Lewis featuring him in his video.
Rayan is studying biotechnology at SRM University and runs a street food cart in Chennai.
Christopher found him while exploring Tamil Nadu and was waiting for his order of Chicken 65 at his stall.
During a casual conversation, Lewis learnt that Rayan was a PhD student in biotechnology.
Rayan encouraged him to search for his articles on internet. He said: "If you Google my name, you'll find my research articles," he said.
Impressed by Rayan's work, the foreigner featured him in his video which clocked more than 85,000 views on social media.
Netizens were also quite impressed by Tarun for his hardworking nature, by being a student and also working part-time to earn money and support his family.