Do you often think cooking a wholesome meal is an extensive, long-drawn process? Rajesh Rawani’s YouTube vlogs are a cogent argument. With 2.78 million subscribers and two million followers on Instagram, the truck driver is amassing love for his fun, quirky, and simple reels that showcase his life while on the road.

Improvisation seems like the main ingredient in Jharkhand-based Rajesh’s recipes. His truck doubles up as a tiny, creative kitchen where he whips up meals that are as comforting as they are creative.

Each dish is a celebration, a challenge of sorts, where the prize is a delicious plate of goodness. 

Sharing that vlogging his daily routine was the brainchild of his children, Rajesh (48) says, it all started with him updating them about his whereabouts on WhatsApp. “I would keep sending them photos and videos of my routine tasks: unloading goods from the truck, putting simple ingredients together for lunch, and sometimes, trying to cook while in the middle of a forest.”

In 2021, his eldest son, Sagar Rawani (26), decided to wager a bet on his father’s unique routine. He started a YouTube channel, R Rajesh Vlogs, and uploaded a few of these videos.

“Within a few weeks, the channel had 4,000 subscribers,” Sagar shares, adding that it took a couple of months for the number to touch a lakh.

“Vlogs were common even back then, but this was the first time people were able to see what a truck........

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